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

There was only a dot of cream cheese left, so I had to supplement it with butter — sacrilege to New Yorkers.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

In the theater world, the sentiment would normally be a form of sacrilege.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

With that stroke the void moved from sacrilege to holiness.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife