vandalize
verb (used with object)
to destroy or deface by vandalism.
vandalizing
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present participleof vandalize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro to prosecute David Hearn, a former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
A woman has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington, U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Irvine Police Department has arrested a man suspected of vandalizing 13 Teslas with spray paint this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The outages as well as regular shortages of food, medicine and other basics are spurring frustrations, with demonstrators vandalizing a provincial office of the Cuban Communist Party last weekend.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
On Thursday, British authorities charged a pair of climate change activists for vandalizing Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalithic structure on a chalk plateau known as the Salisbury Plain.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
