sacrilege
Example Sentences
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“It would be a sacrilege merely to redecorate it — a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.”
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026
That claim might seem like sacrilege to generations of basketball fans who watched golden eras of the NBA from Wilt/Russell to LeBron/Curry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
But there has been fierce resistance along the way, particularly from some fellow surfers who think the whole idea of turning an intimate, almost zen-like communion with nature into a competition is sacrilege.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
The lorry motors on, the party continues and a sacrilege is committed.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
I can imagine my mom’s freak-out if she’d witnessed this sacrilege, so I quickly wash off in the sink and sweep up any remaining eggshell and dump it into the sink.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing sacrilege
Things Fall Apart
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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