How do you use Vandalising in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Vandalising meaning
present participle and gerund of vandalise
Using Vandalising
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of vandalise
- In the example corpus, vandalising often appears in combinations such as: and vandalising, vandalising property, allegedly vandalising.
Context around Vandalising
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vandalising
- In this selection, "vandalising" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, people, windows, allegedly, government, infrastructure and buildings stand out and add context to how "vandalising" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attacking and vandalising government and and batteries and vandalising infrastructure is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vandalising" sits close to words such as abadi, abdelaziz and absolutist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vandalising
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The group was angry over people "vandalising" certain statues in the city. (12 words)
He warned that the people found vandalising their installations will be arrested and prosecuted. (14 words)
MTN said criminals stealing batteries and vandalising infrastructure is a huge problem affecting all mobile operators. (16 words)
A group of more than 200 lawyers, who had ongoing issues with the doctors of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, stormed the hospital, vandalising property and damaging dozens of vehicles of visitors and setting ablaze a police van, Rashid said. (40 words)
What we are trying to do is put something in place for the young people so they've got something to do and not turning to crime and going out there and vandalising properties. (34 words)
Fans in Malmo reacted angrily to the announcement that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has acquired a stake in Stockholm club Hammarby by vandalising a statue of the striker outside Malmo Stadium on Wednesday. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
He was referring to supporters of Khan accused of attacking and vandalising government and military buildings, but ruled out the arrest of Khan.
MTN said criminals stealing batteries and vandalising infrastructure is a huge problem affecting all mobile operators.
The eco group announced that instead of blocking roads, smashing windows, vandalising buildings and dangling from bridges, it will turn to simply "talking".
What we are trying to do is put something in place for the young people so they've got something to do and not turning to crime and going out there and vandalising properties.
After returning at about 3.15pm Mr Meddle claims the group of youths were vandalising the toilets and had started a fire.
A man was detained for allegedly vandalising a statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Saturday, a police official said.
A teenage girl has recounted how rioters in Middlesbrough attempted to get into her family home before vandalising her mother's car during a day of violent disorder in the town.
Police in Bangladesh arrested one person for vandalising Hindu idols in the Shakuair area on Saturday (December 21, 2024) morning, officials said.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has urged the judiciary to impose stricter penalties on those involved in vandalising telecommunications infrastructure.
The group was angry over people "vandalising" certain statues in the city.
The NOA director further alerted the general public on the activities of some unpatriotic individuals vandalising the dual railway recently constructed by the Federal Government.
Two white people in were charged with a and other offences on Tuesday after appeared to show them vandalising a mural on 4 July, officials said.
A group of more than 200 lawyers, who had ongoing issues with the doctors of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, stormed the hospital, vandalising property and damaging dozens of vehicles of visitors and setting ablaze a police van, Rashid said.
Araibi was convicted of vandalising a police station in Bahrain and sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia.
Fans in Malmo reacted angrily to the announcement that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has acquired a stake in Stockholm club Hammarby by vandalising a statue of the striker outside Malmo Stadium on Wednesday.
Faruk’s murder led hundreds of furious locals to block a highway leading to a refugee camp for hours on August 22, burning tyres and vandalising shops visited by refugees.
He warned that the people found vandalising their installations will be arrested and prosecuted.
Irish Rail said people vandalising lifts is a big problem and that upgrade works will take place over the next few weeks to make them more reliable.
Not everyone walks around Almonte looking to break something so it’s not everyone and we know this, but the few people that are vandalising our grounds are affecting it for everyone.
There are also numerous reports of the vandalising of Ahmadi graveyards – whole cemeteries have been desecrated in some cases.
Common combinations with vandalising
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: