perpetrator
Example Sentences
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It was recovered two years later in Florence when the perpetrator tried to sell it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“Now, with French authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice identifying Dmitry Klyuev as the mastermind, we finally see a trial against the key perpetrator of the $230 million fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.”
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The case was closed because the police were unable to identify the perpetrator.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Authorities are now investigating whether any of the deaths are related or the work of the same perpetrator.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
The slightest breach in decorum would find the perpetrator kicked off on the side of the road, no matter where we were.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
