Example Sentences

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He hired graffiti artists to paint a Liberty Bell and “Exit Only” sign on one wall, and the family’s names, written in Korean, on another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Decades ago, graffiti artists faced prison sentences, but now they are more likely to be fined for vandalism and trespassing, he said.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Minneapolis-based graffiti artists who tag their work “Shock” and “Static” were surreptitiously decorating the place in September when Richmond and Mazrim confronted them.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

The Crenshaw Wall has been a focal point of the neighborhood for more than 50 years, a public canvas giving voice to a cross-section of local graffiti artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Also drag queens, angry gang kids, graffiti artists and bewildered gentrifiers trying not to get killed while their real-estate investments matured.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory