defacing

Example Sentences

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An Australian teenager has faced court for allegedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a mythical creature by sticking googly eyes on it.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Other climate protesters around the world have taken to defacing works of art hanging in museums, but a spokesman for the New York group said that it had not engaged in that particular protest tactic.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

“There’s laws against defacing and damaging gravesites and anyone that is caught in any act ... will obviously be met with the consequences of being arrested,” a police source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The top surface of the dried gum is not subject to local or national jurisdictions, creating a space where Wilson says he can paint without defacing public property.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

It was defacing, it was taking away someone’s face.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood