deface
Example Sentences
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She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
He even intends to deface the entire White House complex with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, Versailles as reimagined by Tony Soprano.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Critics have said the plan would deface areas of outstanding national beauty by adding more pylons - the huge steel structures which have been accused of blighting landscapes.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
One survey published in November of last year suggested public support of climate protests may dip after demonstrations such as pretending to deface art.
From National Geographic • Jul. 19, 2023
“Don’t you know it is against the law to deface a passport?”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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