bribe

Example Sentences

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Colbert described that as "a big fat bribe."

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Fanatics uses these gatherings not to bribe or threaten their detractors into silence, but to educate them on the business.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

He added, “How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe? How can that not be the case?”

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

"I wouldn't have been able to live with myself knowing that I had taken effectively a bribe."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Though we lived just on the borders of actual starvation, I could not bribe Granny with a promise of half or two-thirds of my salary; her answer was no and never.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright