perpetrated
Example Sentences
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He slowly became obsessed with the idea that high fees were a moral wrong perpetrated on American investors by an ethically bankrupt Wall Street fund-management industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But George told AFP it is "unlikely" the gym shooting was perpetrated by Iranian government agents.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"We were there very quickly after the deed had been perpetrated," Robertson says.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Video broadcast by the semiofficial Tasnim News Agency depicted burning buildings and scenes of destruction that were said to have been perpetrated by “terrorists.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
He’s in a talkative mood, focusing on what I imagine is his favorite theme: the injustices perpetrated against him by everyone else, all the time.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
