corrupt
Example Sentences
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"I didn't become a police officer to serve a corrupt system. To help cover things up."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
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 The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
As the nation’s oil wealth flowed offshore, the Iranian people were left to struggle with poverty, underdevelopment, and corrupt leadership.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Middle-class progressives, disgusted by the corrupt politics of both Thompson and Sweitzer, threw their weight behind an independent reformer.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
