perpetuate

Example Sentences

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“What they have sought to do is perpetuate his time in jail,” said his sister, Ignell Marín, sitting in the living room of her Caracas apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Springsteen takes up the story and adds a moment where a man seeking what he believes is retribution against his friends decides to take another path instead and not perpetuate the cycle of violence.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

“If this data has been absconded or downloaded, you could perpetuate fraud against every single government system in existence much more easily than at any time in our history.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Nonetheless, they have plans to cut through the fog to perpetuate expansion and boost returns.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

“I will perpetuate the fiction for our friend Fyrian.‘The path to Truth is in the dreaming heart,’ the Poet tells us.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill