desecration

Example Sentences

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Certain hardline sections of the ultra-Orthodox community disagree with autopsies, saying any interference with a dead body is a desecration according to the Torah.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Indigenous residents protest the potential desecration of their ancestral land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

But Roberts’ opinion is a severe distortion of Jackson’s legacy—and, indeed, it is no overstatement to say that it is a desecration of Jackson’s memory and his heroic service as Nuremberg prosecutor.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025

She said she wanted to "unleash the spirit of Lincolnshire" against "the planned desecration of our countryside".

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

At the foot of the four-poster, the seat of a Chippendale sofa had been so carefully straightened that sitting down would have seemed a desecration.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan