Example Sentences

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He was suspicious of Hollywood, rightly so, that they would in some way bastardise the story.

From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2017

But I’m not going to bastardise the place I come from.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2016

Great comment, @3 and, no, we shouldn't expect to bastardise what is a fabulous sport, to satisfy the needs of the 'grab and go' society.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2015

This gives licence to bastardise and also allows a sense of originality.

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2013

He had left her to languish for three and a half years since her appeal, and, instead of giving sentence, had now devised a scheme to prolong her misery and bastardise her daughter.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.