bribing

Example Sentences

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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

Christian James Michel, an arms consultant, is accused of bribing Indian officials to win a multimillion-dollar helicopter contract for British-Italian defence company AgustaWestland.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Chen was sentenced last month to 20 months in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China and bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

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