corrupted

Example Sentences

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"Do not let yourselves be corrupted by temptations that waste your energies and do not serve the progress of society."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"According to me and the majority of nations involved in this race, Canada corrupted everything that is meant to be fair and beautiful about our sport," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

We would only do this if our goal was corrupted.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026

Rather, the Mind Flayer is in control of him, or that it had at least corrupted his human self.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

One hundred and twenty sunrises, one hundred and twenty more times he has to drag his corrupted body out of a bed and button it into a uniform.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr