Get to know Vandalise better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like vandalize or destroy.
Vandalise meaning
To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
Using Vandalise
- The main meaning on this page is: To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
- Useful related words include: vandalize, destroy, ruin.
- In the example corpus, vandalise often appears in combinations such as: to vandalise, vandalise the, vandalise his.
Context around Vandalise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vandalise
- In this selection, "vandalise" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further and research stand out and add context to how "vandalise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include around and vandalise the park and effort to vandalise the dart. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vandalise" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vandalise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wright admitted to making demands of him and making threats to vandalise his car. (14 words)
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect might have been electrocuted while trying to vandalise the transformer. (15 words)
Morrison needs to cancel his government's proposal to further vandalise research and development funding, too. (16 words)
If you’re going there to enjoy yourself, you have nothing to worry about but if you’re going there to cause problems, do drugs, get drunk, throw bottles and litter around and vandalise the park, you’re going to get caught on camera. (44 words)
He said it was not their intention to vandalise the property, but to create awareness that the community was not happy, especially because they suspect some cases of diarrhoea that ended up in deaths. (34 words)
While thankfully no customers were hurt, some were threatened by the vandals with pieces of wood, which we believe they had with them as part of the effort to vandalise the Dart. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Wright admitted to making demands of him and making threats to vandalise his car.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect might have been electrocuted while trying to vandalise the transformer.
Morrison needs to cancel his government's proposal to further vandalise research and development funding, too.
They continue to steal and vandalise because we keep on providing them with a market for their ill-gotten gains,” said Simataa.
He said it was not their intention to vandalise the property, but to create awareness that the community was not happy, especially because they suspect some cases of diarrhoea that ended up in deaths.
If you’re going there to enjoy yourself, you have nothing to worry about but if you’re going there to cause problems, do drugs, get drunk, throw bottles and litter around and vandalise the park, you’re going to get caught on camera.
Malcolm Wilkins was thrown to the ground and repeatedly kicked by up seven hooded youths in revenge for him asking them not to vandalise his fence.
They were also said to have made attempt to break into the rooms, but the doors were too strong for them to unlock or vandalise.
While thankfully no customers were hurt, some were threatened by the vandals with pieces of wood, which we believe they had with them as part of the effort to vandalise the Dart.
Common combinations with vandalise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to vandalise 5×
- vandalise the 4×
- vandalise his 2×
- and vandalise 2×