commit excesses

Frequency: 4.01.3 per million words

To carry out acts that are extreme and unacceptable.

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Examples (10)

  • The invading army committed terrible excesses against the civilian population.
  • History will judge the regime for the excesses it committed in the name of progress.
  • During their wild youth, they committed many excesses that they later regretted.
  • The report detailed the financial excesses committed by the company's board of directors.
  • We must create a system to prevent any future government from committing such excesses.
  • Some critics argue that the victorious soldiers committed unforgivable excesses after the battle.
  • He was a ruler known for committing great excesses, indulging in every personal whim.
  • The investigation revealed that the security forces had committed serious excesses during the protests.
  • Without a strong moral compass, people in power are more likely to commit excesses.
  • It is a dark chapter in our history where unthinkable excesses were committed by the state.