corrupt
Example Sentences
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The indictment accused him of impiety and added, “Socrates is…also guilty of corrupting the youth.”
The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has labelled Hungary as the EU's most corrupt country alongside Bulgaria in its Corruption Perceptions Index.
From Barron's
"I didn't become a police officer to serve a corrupt system. To help cover things up."
From BBC
For decades, this scandal stood as the ultimate warning about what can happen when betting interests corrupt fair competition.
The antics of the “bewitched” girls are so clearly feigned that the audience can recognize the corrupt motivations of the powerful people who are feeding the frenzy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.