vandalize
verb (used with object)
to destroy or deface by vandalism.
vandalized
Example Sentences
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Attorney Michael Spence told the judge during a September hearing that there was no plan to recharge Hearn, but he couldn’t promise the office wouldn’t investigate further whether he vandalized the reflecting pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Von Hassel was arrested in the previously vandalized alleyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Of the first 80,000 food deliveries by Kiwibots at University of California, Berkeley, 1,600 were vandalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In what the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce believes may be a first since Dolly Parton received her star in 1984, the beloved country singer’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was vandalized earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Gunn made it a rule that there should be no retreat, that once a car was “reclaimed” it should never be allowed to be vandalized again.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
