peddling

Example Sentences

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“I am shocked that we’re going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today,” she said.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Peruvian prosecutors said Friday they had begun investigating interim president Jose Jeri on suspicion of influence peddling over his role in the irregular hiring of nine women in his administration.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Yang summed up his own tenure in terms of the divisive holiday drink he was peddling.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

Telegram channels teem with users trading tips and middlemen peddling their services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The pretty heroine would have to get on piece work in the factory; her sensitive brother would have to go out peddling papers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith