- past tense form of perpetrate.
- past participle of perpetrate.
perpetrated
Example Sentences
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The article leaves room for debate about whether Platner actually perpetrated the worst offenses, which he denies, and whether those offenses should be disqualifying for a Senate candidate.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
The dirtiest of all tricks for passive carriage is perpetrated by microbes that pass from a woman to her fetus and thereby infect babies already at birth.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
