corrupt

Example Sentences

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“Now, you could be careful and it’s still going to corrupt your words.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"So it's not surprising there are people who will make mistakes or who are corrupt," says Professor Kerry Brown of King's College London.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

As the nation’s oil wealth flowed offshore, the Iranian people were left to struggle with poverty, underdevelopment, and corrupt leadership.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Young people were rebelling against a society they thought was violent, corrupt, and immoral.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan