have profaned
- present perfect of profane.
Example Sentences
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A red-handled fly swatter reposes by his desk; few insects have profaned its orderly surface without becoming casualties of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the two days and nights that Marshal Ferdinand Foch lay in state, last week?beneath the Emperor Napoleon's tremendous Arch of Triumph?the government suppressed and darkened every electric sign which might have profaned the scene.
From Time Magazine Archive
He might have been still left to himself; his promises might have been insincere, and the covenant which he professed to make with his lips he might have profaned.
From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John
I went no further; not for all the gold of what's-its-name would I have profaned the package with further investigation.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry
Though these monks were not of my own religion, I respected them, and would not have profaned their holy building.
From The Great White Army by Pemberton, Max, Sir
