deface

Example Sentences

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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

"I know that all rightminded Mancunians will be saddened that anyone would use this horrific, offensive language and deface this mural in the Gay Village. It is totally unacceptable," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Those laws make it a crime to assault someone or deface property because of race, religion or nationality, and increase punishments for other crimes when committed based on similar types of bias.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

If we build it, they will deface it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

“Anyway, everyone only goes to these parties to deface the fake scoreboard and get stories about crazy stuff. Celia’s parties make better stories than Celia does.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia