- present participle of corrupt.
corrupting
Example Sentences
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Reasonable people will go in circles forever about whether specific cases are proof of the industry’s maturity or proof of its corrupting effect.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Far from corrupting high culture, the middlebrow was once the bulwark that protected it.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
But the judge said Bembridge had a public role and had failed to carry out his duties on behalf of the King for a corrupting motive.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
“It’s like a cursed artifact that gives you great power to keep up with what’s going on, but at the cost of subtly corrupting your soul,” said the 38-year-old Providence College economics professor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The same thing happened to those emperors who came to power from being private citizens by corrupting the soldiers.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
