How to Use perjure in a Sentence

perjure

verb
  • The court ruled that the minister in charge of welfare had perjured herself.
    — Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
  • And if neither of us knows the truth, neither of us would have to perjure ourselves at a tribunal.
    — Damon Young, Washington Post, 25 July 2022
  • Here the fact that the president had perjured himself was irrefutable.
    — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The judge also wasn't swayed by arguments that the employee perjured herself.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
  • The defense attorneys wrote that Shedd, one of the key witnesses last year in the case’s only trial, perjured himself while on the stand.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The evidence that Thomas had perjured himself during the hearing was overwhelming.
    — Jill Abramson, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Can a woman sentenced to 10 years in prison on the strength of the agent’s perjured testimony sue the United States?
    — Eugene Volokh, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Berlusconi is currently charged with bribing a lawyer to perjure himself, and with evading taxes at Mediaset.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Three weeks ago, Jonas gained a delay of his sentencing by claiming that three key witnesses against him had been forced by prosecutors to perjure themselves.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 16 May 2018
  • When evidence was scanty, or when misconduct needed to be covered up, police routinely perjured themselves to make sure case outcomes turned out as desired.
    — Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Those attorneys had bashed the decision, claiming Shedd perjured himself on the witness stand at the behest of prosecutors.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • That’s why, for example, employees cannot be fired for fulfilling jury duty, or for refusing to perjure themselves on the employer’s behalf.
    — Benjamin Sachs, Vox, 25 May 2018
  • His lawyers say recent evaluations of the records established that Horn was never in possession of that cellphone and that two witnesses for the state perjured themselves.
    — Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The defense claimed the prosecution had engaged in misconduct by allowing a former lead investigator in the case to perjure himself.
    — Shayndi Raice, WSJ, 30 May 2018
  • Witnesses, however, are free to perjure themselves or refuse to testify since congressional penalties are removable with a pardon.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In a riveting display of incompetence, Jones’ attorneys did not inform Jones of this error, instead allowing their client to perjure himself on the stand.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Latham is also accused of perjuring herself by lying about her involvement in a federal court deposition in 2022.
    — Jeff Amy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The case involved an assistant district attorney named Richard Ceballos, who learned of perjured law enforcement statements in a search warrant affidavit.
    — David L. Hudson Jr., Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Jon Burge and accusations that a Cook County assistant state’s attorney had a relationship with a witness and perjured himself.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • May the disagreements that seem to perjure give way to good faith efforts to find solutions to the issues facing Your nation in a manner consistent with the great traditions of our Republican form of government.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN, 7 May 2018
  • Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
    — NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Phantom Fireworks lobbyist Michael Dobson pointed out that the forms that people perjure themselves on again and again act as a de facto age limit on fireworks purchases, because minors cannot sign legal documents.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • On March 17, Exotic sued the federal government for $94 million, alleging among other things that he was convicted on false and perjured testimony.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Separately, the county board of supervisors has hired outside legal counsel to guide them on how to respond to allegations that the sheriff perjured himself during a deposition in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against him by one of his own deputies.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In recent weeks, as a series of other witnesses contradicted key details of Sondland’s original testimony, some politicians and pundits have speculated whether Sondland had perjured himself.
    — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The Justice Department has concluded the decision was not influenced by the contributors, but is concerned that Babbitt may have perjured himself in Senate testimony about the decision-making process.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 11 Feb. 1998

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