desecration
Example Sentences
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Critics say that rules on foreign national flags were primarily aimed at preventing the desecration of foreign flags from becoming diplomatic issues, and there were similar concerns for Japan's standard.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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
“I am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable; but in this—this desecration of the grave—of one who——” He fairly choked with indignation.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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