- present participle of bribe.
bribing
Example Sentences
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His legal troubles started shortly after his term finished in 2016, when Odebrecht admitted to bribing Latin American government officials and political parties with hundreds of millions of dollars to win business.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Four years later, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company with bribing Chinese officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
In fact, Mami has been bribing her with old clothes and tips and extra days off to keep her happy with our family.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
