vandalize

Example Sentences

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The father and his son were stuck in a cycle from early 2020 through 2022: Jessie would vandalize their apartment or act out, and Roblero would call the police to request a mental health team.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Yet Twombly grasped, I think, that life is plotless, that meaninglessness reigns — hence, perhaps, his urge to deface, to vandalize.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023

Mr. Jordan said he believes the Department of Justice has the ability to prosecute people who vandalize crisis pregnancy centers.

From Washington Times • Jan. 11, 2023

In Reading, where one of Republic’s billboards looks down on a busy street — and where it has survived one attempt to vandalize it — a pro-monarchy resident vented her anger at Mr. Smith.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

“And yes, if they’re going to go through all the hassle to vandalize one of my books, you’d think they’d check their spelling.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson