Definition of Perpetuate
to cause to continue
Examples of Perpetuate in a sentence
1. If you yell at Jane after she yells at you, your actions will only perpetuate the argument. 🔉
2. Nathan’s bad behavior only served to perpetuate his teacher’s negative opinion of him. 🔉
3. When no one does anything to fight crime in our neighborhood, the problem only seems to perpetuate. 🔉
4. Mary will continue to give out false information and perpetuate the lie if you do not tell her the truth about your absence. 🔉
5. Because the mother bird’s instinct is to perpetuate her species, she will do just about anything to protect her eggs. 🔉
6. The rising number of minority inmates in prison only goes to perpetuate the stereotype that members of minority groups are bad people. 🔉
7. In Phil’s memory, let us perpetuate his desire to get more homeless people off the streets. 🔉
8. During the drought, the farmers were concerned about not being able to perpetuate the growth of their crops. 🔉
9. In order to keep people away from his gold, the miner began to perpetuate the tale that his mine was haunted. 🔉
10. By not getting your pets neutered or spayed, you are only serving to perpetuate animal overpopulation. 🔉
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