- present participle of bribe.
bribing
Example Sentences
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The brothers were nearly sidelined after a corruption scandal in Brazil almost a decade ago, in which they admitted to bribing politicians and spent several months in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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 BBC has also learned that, in another case, an Italian businessman pleaded guilty to bribing the oligarch.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 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
One minute Mom and Bridget and I are bribing him to take showers and the next minute he’s asking Mom if he can buy his own clothes for school.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
