desecrate

“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

Let’s not desecrate Lincoln Park with the constant noise that pickleball courts will bring.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 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

Papa was anxious to please Grandpa, but not anxious enough to desecrate the Sabbath by singing songs like “Bird in a Gilded Cage” or “Waltz Me Around Again, Willie.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Electronic advertising desecrates the bridges, but boringly so, and outside the window of Owen’s Roosevelt Island apartment, a neon ad for Oral-B alternates with one for Jolly Rancher.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2018

Mr. Khan had filed a brief in the case with a stark personal appeal to the court, saying Mr. Trump’s policy desecrates the memory of his son, U.S.

From Washington Times ● May 17, 2018

“It’s everything that rock’n’roll isn’t. It sort of desecrates the name of rock’n’roll.”

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2016

But for many of those who grieve, I suspect just talking about the quality of this memorial as a public space desecrates the site.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2014

Passive till Man desecrates its hallowed peace at length.

From Provocations by Sibyl Bristowe

In 2013, attackers desecrated a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

But tech titan Elon Musk has taken to X on multiple occasions to criticize the film, which in his opinion "desecrated" the story.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

I regretted being honest, because in the moment, it felt as though honesty had desecrated the connection Allen and I were building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025

In a London auditorium, a work of art is being desecrated.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

“And it’s not just Wall Street. It’s that lovely stretch of land by the sea that has since been desecrated by that horrid carnival.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

A US Supreme Court decision has ruled that burning the US national flag is protected under the First Amendment, invalidating state laws against desecrating the Stars and Stripes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Castillo, 43, was sentenced to nine years for contempt, assault, public disorder and desecrating national symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

That finding strengthened the case against the cemetery workers, who were ultimately convicted in 2015 of desecrating human remains.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

But just know you’re desecrating a sacred space.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

The vision of Logan Killicks was desecrating the pear tree, but Janie didn’t know how to tell Nanny that.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston