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Meanings of vandalize in English

Portuguese
vandalizar

Destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism.

        vandalizar
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        Examples for "vandalise"
        Examples for "vandalise"
        1
        They do not steal from each other; they do not sabotage or vandalise.
        Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
        2
        Compare it with the thuggery of football louts who travel abroad and vandalise foreign cities.
        The Irish Times
        3
        All we seem to be able to do is to vandalise the good with the appalling.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Speaking at the launch event, Zuma called on all commuters to not vandalise these new trains.
        The South African
        5
        This is good news because in recent years cars had been vandalised.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of vandalize in English
        1
        They would vandalize caves or open sites for no apparent reason.
        The Valley of Horses
        2
        She didn't want to vandalize it if she didn't have to.
        Under the dome: a novel
        3
        You need to steal the street, Amarelle, not vandalize its ornaments.
        Rogues
        4
        But who would vandalize a glass elevator in broad daylight?
        Death Mask
        5
        Nugroho of the disaster agency said communities sometimes vandalize early warning tools like tsunami buoys.
        Reuters
        6
        RB: I don't think anybody would take the chance to vandalize a bus like that.
        Ebony
        7
        I think young people like yourselves vandalize our equipment because you are bored and restless.
        Mentats of Dune
        8
        He wants to vandalize our St. Zvlkx codices.
        The woman who died a lot
        9
        Why would this dude-andwho knows who else-breakinto your palace and vandalize a damn statue?
        Terminal
        10
        We plead 'not guilty' because we had not malicious intent to vandalize, destroy property, or poach animals.
        Wired
        11
        So why did they vandalize your property?
        Here comes trouble
        12
        Anti-government demonstrators vandalize a shop during a protest in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2019.
        Reuters
        13
        Even the art gallery itself will be transformed to look Greendale-esque for the exhibit, with textbooks being made available for attendees to vandalize.
        Wired
        14
        In 2015 he hacked a Phantom drone to vandalize a billboard of Kendall Jenner (and jump-start the idea of drone graffiti).
        Wired
        15
        But then he had hired the soldiers to vandalize the building site so that he would have sufficient time to search without being observed.
        The hangman's daughter
        16
        The local police department of Tempe, Arizona is investigating charges against two women who brought three children to vandalize a mosque in the area.
        Ebony
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        Translations for vandalize
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