Example Sentences

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"In my experience, a lot of young men have found the apps toxic too... They are perpetuating a value system that doesn't value human complexity or awkwardness."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Prause said she is concerned about some of the myths associated with these practices circulating online, which are perpetuating shame and stigma.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024

“We’ve invested billions in housing and services, but if we don’t invest in our workforce, we are perpetuating the problem itself,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

“You have one person versus many, many, many other people who are perpetuating the cycle of the old image” of what it means to be masculine, says rapper Open Mike Eagle.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021

No doubt the present inhabitants of Babylonia, who utilize bitumen as a germicide, are perpetuating an ancient folk custom.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander