disfigure

Example Sentences

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The leader called the song “insulting” and alleged the band was “trying to disfigure our identity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

Repeated removal of the tendrils is needed, too, so they don’t disfigure the flowers or stems.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Yet the addition of modern touches threatens to disfigure the cathedral, according to dozens of cultural figures and intellectuals who have stood up against the proposals.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

The hardest issue to address will be the divisions that disfigure our country — we don’t trust the government and we don’t trust each other.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

The flute was invented by Athena, but she threw it away because in order to play it she had to puff out her cheeks and disfigure her face.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton