- past participle of perpetrate.
- past tense form of perpetrate.
perpetrated
Example Sentences
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Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Months later, he filed a lawsuit alleging defamation and said CNN had perpetrated “a deliberate scheme to defraud its own audience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
On May 1, Instructure said it had “experienced a cybersecurity incident perpetrated by a criminal threat actor. We are actively investigating this incident with the help of outside forensics experts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
But George told AFP it is "unlikely" the gym shooting was perpetrated by Iranian government agents.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
People began to assume it was all just an outlandish hoax perpetrated by a rich nut job.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
