desecrate

Example Sentences

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“Excessively entertainment-oriented portrayals desecrate the nation’s suffering and disrespect the people who made sacrifices,” read a recent commentary published in the state-run Economic Daily newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Tension was brewing between us, but I was terrified to address it and desecrate our sacred platonic bond as roommates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Calling the painting "sick stuff," Giuliani whined, "you can't do things that desecrate the most personal and deeply held views of people in society."

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

Cemetery operators Olinger Crown Hill concurred, telling KUSA-TV that it is “deeply disturbing that someone would desecrate a final resting place.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023

They joined ecstatic cults and allowed sick refugees to desecrate the great temples, where they died untended.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann