desecrated
Example Sentences
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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
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
There is a "clear and present" risk war memorials such as the Cenotaph in London could be "desecrated", he added.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
She was suddenly struck with the fear that Lena hadn’t ever meant for her to pick up the ring or the bones, and that she’d just desecrated a corpse for no reason.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack