daubed

Example Sentences

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Martine Letterie, one of the campaign's organisers, said concentration camps were increasingly the target of vandalism, including far-right imagery daubed on sites.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Taking her phone from her pocket she shows me pictures of the black and white IS flag, newly daubed on one of the walls of the camp.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

On the front steps, insults daubed in spray paint were directed at both Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

The statue was also daubed with graffiti during Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in 2020, for which an 18-year-old protester was given a £200 fine and told to pay £1,200 in compensation.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

She daubed the ointment onto the wound, picked up his hand, and examined the spidery black knots as if they were a work of art—a painting, a sculpture.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby