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

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

In Nevada, several Indigenous tribes filed lawsuits against the proposed Thacker Pass mine, arguing that it would desecrate sacred land and violate cultural rights.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann