has persecuted
- present perfect of persecute (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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They are Yazidis who allegedly fled northern Syria after the advance of Islamic State, which has persecuted the Yazidi minority in Syria and Iraq.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2015
Yet he is not properly a Nazi scapegoat because every kind of German Government has persecuted him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sinatra pEre, who has never written his memoirs and has persecuted many would-be Boswells, has been secretly working on the book with his daughter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"That man Ferrand was, indeed, a monster!" exclaimed Madame Georges; "poor Louise Morel and her father were not the only victims to his villainy, he has persecuted my son with the bitterest animosity."
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
O! my friend, let us see in the future fine and strong legs for you, and think no more of the bad one that has persecuted you so much.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell