“The defacement of the historical building left a lasting mark on the town's cultural heritage.”

“The defacement of the historical monument caused outrage among the local community.”

“The abuse and ignorance we deal with from defacers and defacement victims is staggering, and some of that abuse spills over into actual attacks.”

“The bothersome beetle was not the only defacer of Worcester over the past year.”

“The suspected royal-art defacer also has a cause – reportedly wanting to draw attention to his having lost contact with his children.”

“Three people were arrested at the gallery — a young black man and a middle-aged white man for defacing the painting, separately and for different reasons, and a security guard for assault while restraining the black defacer.”

“Reported death threats, defacements and incidents have yet to produce a single major prosecution.”

“Wikipedia does have a small community of editors who prevent outrageous postings or defacements of the encyclopedia.”

“Worst affected by the flurry of hacking activity was a third-party website that would normally report on website defacements.”