- present participle of bribe.
bribing
Example Sentences
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Some members of Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board became concerned the donation could expose the parent company to allegations of illegally bribing a foreign government, said people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Also on trial, oil industry executive Olatimbo Ayinde, 54, denies one count of bribery and another count of bribing a foreign public official.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Next came Didius Julianus, a senatorial aristocrat who achieved the throne by bribing the guardsmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The leader of one of South Korea's largest cult-like churches stood trial on Monday accused of bribing the country's former first lady with gifts including a designer handbag and a diamond necklace.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
Suddenly, Shirley remembered the trick she had played, bribing the boys.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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