desecrating
- present participle of desecrate.
Example Sentences
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Castillo, 43, was sentenced to nine years for contempt, assault, public disorder and desecrating national symbols.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
That finding strengthened the case against the cemetery workers, who were ultimately convicted in 2015 of desecrating human remains.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
Offenders could face up to three months in prison and a £1,000 fine for desecrating the monument to Britain's wartime leader.
From BBC • May 6, 2025
Rodrigues is in the business of bluntly desecrating institutions and idols.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The vision of Logan Killicks was desecrating the pear tree, but Janie didn’t know how to tell Nanny that.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
