Example Sentences

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“We have perpetuated harmful practices including the excavation, collection, study, and display of Native American ancestors and their belongings,” she said during a repatriation ceremony in Rochester.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

The closures have perpetuated the problem of so-called news deserts — places with limited access to local news, the report said.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

“It was a most cruel hoax to have perpetuated on the audience and on me,” he said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

Mr. Anderson said he is “saddened that the media and the School Board have perpetuated false narratives that have implied otherwise, resulting in our students’ feeling unsafe.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2021

Their friendship was to have perpetuated itself by a match between Hannah, the brigadier's daughter, and Andrew, the son of Sir William.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams