defiles
- plural of defile.
Example Sentences
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As mixed as I am on the film itself, I appreciate that the Academy is embracing not just a horror movie, but a gleeful Grand Guignol that defiles the Walk of Fame twice.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
"It is time to realize that fundamentalism defiles and corrupts every creed," he said.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022
In the name of personalization, she says, “it defiles, ignores, overrides and displaces everything about you and me that is personal.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2019
There is a fine line between reflecting the concerns of voters and performing a crude and offensive imitation that mocks and defiles their deepest beliefs.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2015
As the day wore on, Melyngar led them swiftly through rocky defiles to high ridges.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
