defacement

Example Sentences

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The 600-foot-long platforms are separated from the walls, keeping them an arm’s length from defacement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

While it is impossible to say when the defacement on the card happened, Dr Goldring said it was "certainly done with a purpose".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

If pressed, some argue the indignation over the defacement itself betrays how little our culture values the planet when compared to inanimate works of canvas and pigment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

The Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Vents which tapped it far down the volcano's flanks prevented its filling with molten lava; absence of rain has preserved its walls intact and saved its pristine beauty from the defacement of erosion.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling