Example Sentences

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“And now, as teachers, we were perpetuating that silence.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

“And now, as teachers,” she added, “we were perpetuating that silence.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Whether intentionally or not, they were perpetuating it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

He did not try to destroy those who opposed him, he tried to soften their hearts to the injustices they were perpetuating.

From Fox News • Jul. 20, 2020

The people themselves indeed participated in the same alarm at the growth of the city; while, however, they themselves were perpetuating the grievance which they complained of.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac