vandalize
verb (used with object)
to destroy or deface by vandalism.
vandalized
Example Sentences
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Attorney Jeanine Pirro stepped to a lectern last month and evinced no doubt that her office would prove that a former Olympic canoeist, David Hearn, had vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Police said at least four Teslas were vandalized on July 17, with an additional nine more on July 23, adding that the vandal wrote “offensive language” on the vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was unclear if the synagogue had cameras installed facing the vandalized mural.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
On Sunday, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that "work will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“The lock face itself has been ripped out—probably vandalized sometime in the last few centuries. But I should be able to control the mechanism inside, if I can...”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
