desecrates
- present tense form of desecrate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“The theft of items, potential family heirlooms and sentimental pieces from the deceased, not only violates this trust but desecrates the memory of a loved one,” Gascón said in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
The Sunday Telegraph says ministers are considering proposals to jail for 10 years anyone who desecrates a war memorial.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2020
Electronic advertising desecrates the bridges, but boringly so, and outside the window of Owen’s Roosevelt Island apartment, a neon ad for Oral-B alternates with one for Jolly Rancher.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2018
Mr. Khan had filed a brief in the case with a stark personal appeal to the court, saying Mr. Trump’s policy desecrates the memory of his son, U.S.
From Washington Times • May 17, 2018
Of old, men fought and deemed it right and just,To-day the warrior fights because he must; And in his secret soul feels shame becauseHe desecrates the higher manhood’s laws.
From Poems of Optimism by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
