commit an outrage

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

To perform a shocking or cruel act. Refers to the second meaning of outrage (an act).

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  • Terrorist groups often commit heinous outrages against innocent civilians.
  • The dictator continued to commit countless outrages against his own people.
  • Such acts of violence commit a grave outrage against humanity.
  • It is unthinkable that anyone would commit such an outrage.
  • History records many instances where regimes commit terrible outrages.
  • To destroy cultural heritage is to commit an outrage against civilization.
  • The rebels vowed to commit further outrages if their demands were not met.
  • The crime was so shocking, it felt like they had committed an outrage.
  • He was accused of attempting to commit an outrage during the protest.
  • We must ensure that no one is allowed to commit such outrages again.