Example Sentences

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The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“It perpetuates the problem. It creates a false equality, by eliminating any opportunity to excel.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

“This actually perpetuates the stereotype that downtown is dirty, filthy, unsafe,” Sebastián said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

The Sound of Music fuses fiction and nonfiction, perpetuates myths, and shapes viewers’ sense of the past for better or worse, giving us beloved scenes and songs in the process.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

It perpetuates the myth that the primary function of the system is to keep our streets safe and our homes secure by rooting out dangerous criminals and punishing them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander