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Perp is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Perp in a sentence

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Perp | Perpetrators | Perpetual | Perpetrator | Perpendicular | Perpetrated | Perpetually | Perpetuate | Perplexed

Perp meaning

A perpetrator.

Using Perp

  • The main meaning on this page is: A perpetrator.
  • In the example corpus, perp often appears in combinations such as: the perp, perp is, perp walk.

Context around Perp

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

start 1×

Often after:

may 2× walks 2× shattered 1× walk 1× run 1× law 1× turned 1× gets 1× walking 1×

Sentence patterns with Perp

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the perp to jamie 1× buzzword the perp turned patient 1× chasing a perp through a 1× confront the perp in person 1× contradict the perp s claim 1× expose a perp to a 1× found a perp who stole 1× on a perp walk or 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the perp may 2× an mta train 1× as citizens if 1× five or 10 1× from steve kerr 1× he also liked 1×

Common sentence endings:

a queen subby 1× and sources said 1× black puffy jacket 1× by the prosecution 1× call the cops 1× drawn on it 1×

Words around Perp

Just before it in the word index:

peroza 2 peroz 2 peroxisomes 9 peroxisome 3 peroxisomal 4 peroxiredoxins 2

Just after it in the word index:

perpendicular 280 perpendicularly 14 perpendiculars 2 perper 2 perpetrate 52 perpetrated 256

Similar in corpus frequency:

abaribe 41 abbasids 41 abstentions 41 acadians 41 acrisure 41 acrobats 41

Corpus analysis for Perp

  • In this selection, "perp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, start, may, walks and shattered stand out and add context to how "perp" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the perp to jamie and buzzword the perp turned patient. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perp" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perp

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The perp who got away. (5 words)

Or so some say — unless the perp is Japanese. (9 words)

The perp’s AR-15 even had swastikas drawn on it. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The perp may face charges, but only if the police can get the victim to contradict the perp's claim of being attacked by the victim earlier, which in rural areas is grounds for laying in wait to finish the previous alleged incident. (43 words)

Y'know, every time I see a headling like this I immediately form a mental image of what the perp is going to look like (i.e. several generations of guys marrying their own sisters) and somehow I'm never wrong. (41 words)

Five or 10 years ago, when I was the chief in Prichard, I can remember getting some pushback about perp walks, but I haven’t seen a lot related to the perp walks we’ve done in Mobile,” he said. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

The perp may face charges, but only if the police can get the victim to contradict the perp's claim of being attacked by the victim earlier, which in rural areas is grounds for laying in wait to finish the previous alleged incident.

Five or 10 years ago, when I was the chief in Prichard, I can remember getting some pushback about perp walks, but I haven’t seen a lot related to the perp walks we’ve done in Mobile,” he said.

An MTA train conductor was also injured Saturday when a perp shattered a Bronx subway window with a hammer, spraying the glass in her face, police and sources said.

Mr Campbell yelled at the alleged murderer, ‘look me in the eye, you cowards,’ and’may you rot in hell,’ as he was led on a ‘perp walk,’ or crime reconstruction, which will be used as evidence by the prosecution.

The perp’s AR-15 even had swastikas drawn on it.

The perp then texted her around 7am “I am going to kill you if you don’t send the money,” causing the teenager to fear for her life and call the cops.

They interview a neighbour, he saw the perp run out of the house, he can’t tell if it was a man or a woman, just that they were wearing a black puffy jacket.

As citizens, if we witness this behavior, we should confront the perp in person, and with extreme prejudice.

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From Steve Kerr dropping a Steph Curry “night night” on Trump to the “Law & Order” sendup starring Trump as the perp to Jamie Raskin’s entire speech.

Or so some say — unless the perp is Japanese.

She was slashed once in the neck with an unknown object after getting into an argument with the perp, law enforcement sources said.

The perp may be in drag, but in no way are they a Queen, subby.

The perp who got away.

Y'know, every time I see a headling like this I immediately form a mental image of what the perp is going to look like (i.e. several generations of guys marrying their own sisters) and somehow I'm never wrong.

And even when there is a crime, once the situation is “de-escalated” (to use the latest reform buzzword), the perp turned patient should be handled by mental health staff, not cops.

He also liked to tell the story of a marathoner chasing a perp. through a neighborhood, making no effort to tackle him and risk injury, just keeping pace behind him and wearing him down.

I hope this time the perp gets a long stretch in prison.

In one episode, Benson even puts her job in jeopardy to expose a perp to a local reporter before the FBI arrives.

They run after him and find that he found a perp who stole a woman’s purse.

We need to start perp-walking them to the detainment facilities.

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Common combinations with perp

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perp" in a sentence?
An example: "The perp may face charges, but only if the police can get the victim to contradict the perp's claim of being attacked by the victim earlier, which in rural areas is grounds for laying in wait to finish the previous alleged incident." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "perp" from authentic English texts.
What does "perp" mean?
Perp means: A perpetrator.
How many example sentences with "perp" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "perp", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.