desecrating

Example Sentences

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He said that he hopes to be released in July, when he finishes serving his five-year sentence for contempt, 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

Offenders could face up to three months in prison and a £1,000 fine for desecrating the monument to Britain's wartime leader.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Rodrigues is in the business of bluntly desecrating institutions and idols.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

And Doroteo said, “I feel like I’d be desecrating the flag.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez