Example Sentences
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No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
In her post, the teenager said she passed the murals daily and seeing the black silhouettes defaced with white markings filled her "with anger and disgust".
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
In Jaipur, you will find the most sublime examples of centuries-old architecture defaced by tobacco stains and jostling for space with a car mechanic's workshop.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
But his tombstone was defaced on Thursday morning, local authorities said.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
“Someone came into our house and defaced it,” Freddie said, staring at me.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
