graffito

Example Sentences

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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Last month I was able to solve the mystery of a graffito on an I-66 overpass that drivers have seen for decades.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

The departure from type calls to mind an old graffito on the New York City subway: “Allen Ginsberg revises.”

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

I would be surprised if there wasn’t some kind of cosmetic fix that would be able to largely eradicate this graffito.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2015

On the wall on the right side is the following graffito, or inscription, scratched with some sharp instrument: IIX.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)