How to Use vandalism in a Sentence

vandalism

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  • He was arrested for vandalism.
  • At the time of the attacks, Torres was out on bail in a vandalism case.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Since the vandalism, Joftus said her peers have been more aware of the problem.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Tweet, posted at 4:10 on Sept. 5, said the vandalism took place the night prior, and much of the property was damaged.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Those arrests were made in response to a vandalism call.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The vandalism comes amid tensions over the conflict in Gaza and the deaths of 1,400 Israelis and thousands of Palestinians.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • His son had complained for weeks about fights and vandalism at the Southeast Portland school as well.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The school district became aware of the vandalism last weekend and reported it to the police.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • These acts of vandalism are aimed at the trees’ burl wood, taken from bulbous growths and prized by artists for its unique patterns.
    — Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
  • The men are suspected of vandalism, the recreation area said in a social media post.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But video still caused outrage in Italy, where ancient buildings have been the target of vandalism for years.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 5 July 2023
  • At least two other churches in Fort Worth reported acts of vandalism over the past few years.
    — Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • As was the case with the previous antisemitic vandalism, Nazi swastikas were the graffiti of choice painted on the walls of the florist’s building.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The group also is accused of vandalism during an event at the Rutgers Business School.
    — Noah Pransky, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That statement was made prior to the weekend’s racist vandalism at the Flowerama.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The number of attacks, vandalism and harassment more than quadrupled in that time when compared with the same two-month span in 2022.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Police are not yet sure of the motive for the vandalism, and believe the perpetrators could have stolen the statue to salvage the bronze metal.
    — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Despite the crowds utilizing the station from early spring through late fall, there has been no vandalism or down time, said Durkalec.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Someone had cut open the mesh on his enclosure in an act of vandalism that remains unsolved.
    — Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • She was arrested and booked on felony vandalism and assault with a deadly weapon charges.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • According to the police statement, Garcia had ransacked the inside of the mission and was booked on vandalism charges.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Harkins is charged with felonious assault and vandalism.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 19 July 2023
  • Previous signs at the site have been subject to vandalism by gunfire; a bulletproof sign replaced the old ones in 2019.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • Power grids in the U.S. have long been vulnerable to vandalism.
    — Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • At this time, however, police are calling this act vandalism and not a hate crime.
    — Mildred Fallen and Kendall Hyde, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Then, the police went to another party member with a list of people wanted for the vandalism.
    — John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • But as news of the vandalism spread, shocking the Jewish community in Pensacola, Danow vowed to turn the act of hate into something more.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The beloved tree’s centuries-old life came to an end in what authorities think was a deliberate act of vandalism.
    — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Most of the action took place in Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and Hebron, but occasionally the boys rented a car and went from city to city on a binge of vandalism.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The acts progressed from notes to vandalism and destruction of property.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023

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