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A people of northern Europe, known for their cruelty and destructiveness, who invaded the Roman Empire and plundered Rome itself in the fifth century.

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The term vandalism, meaning wanton destructiveness, comes from the name of the Vandals.

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How to use Vandals in a sentence

Security guards have also been posted to add some muscle (but this has done little to deter vandals in past years).
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Looters and vandals damaged more than a dozen stores and businesses in Oakland, Calif., news reports said.
This Week's Riots Are Part of America's Long History of Racial Rage|Sharon Adarlo|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vandals have defaced them with red paint splotches that look like bullet holes oozing with blood.
Defying NATO, Ignoring Ceasefire, Russian-Backed Troops Keep Rolling|Ted Phillips|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Photographer Kurt Wenner captures these ruins before vandals erase them completely.
The Ghost Towns of Arizona Live On|Justin Jones|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But there is a strong resolve to vote despite the risk, a fierce determination to vanquish the Vandals.
With Poroshenko on the Ukraine Campaign Trail|Bernard-Henri Lévy|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the 15 th December Belisarius met the Vandals in battle-array.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
The first of the Teutonic states to fall was the kingdom of the Vandals.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
These vandals, desirous of making a little money, were in the habit of tearing out leaves from some of the MSS.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
Then take the gradual destruction of the building by Goths and Vandals, and by the people of Rome themselves.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
The Goths and Vandals entertained the opinion that the first man and woman were made of an ash-tree.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant