corrupt
Example Sentences
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In fact, the creature possesses an instinctive benevolence, which is corrupted by rejection.
Outside court after that case, Alford told journalists that members of the public "must not be held to ransom by a corrupt or unscrupulous press".
From BBC
Since the raid, U.S. prosecutors have softened their earlier depiction of the Cartel de los Soles as a hierarchical organization led by Maduro, instead framing it as a patronage network among corrupt senior officials.
In a second case in Milan, prosecutors said Aventall had made payments "of an allegedly corrupt nature" to Enviro Pacific Investments - the company which lent the money for the Sunninghill purchase.
From BBC
“It’s like a cursed artifact that gives you great power to keep up with what’s going on, but at the cost of subtly corrupting your soul,” said the 38-year-old Providence College economics professor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.