desecrated
Example Sentences
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“I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Westminster Mall, a once-popular shopping center that has been desecrated by graffiti and vandalism since it closed last year, is on track for demolition soon.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
In a London auditorium, a work of art is being desecrated.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Opposed by government lawyers at every legal turn, Melendez said another arduous appeal would not save sacred sites from being desecrated.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
The desecrated poster had been removed and the wall scrubbed clean.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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