corrupted

Example Sentences

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He’s corrupted from the inside by a system that has no regard for his humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"According to me and the majority of nations involved in this race, Canada corrupted everything that is meant to be fair and beautiful about our sport," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

We would only do this if our goal was corrupted.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026

The firm identified a problem with the aircraft's computing software which calculates a plane's elevation, and found that at high altitudes, data could be corrupted by intense radiation released periodically by the Sun.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

What the classical music world realized was that what they had thought was a pure and powerful first impression—listening to someone play—was in fact hopelessly corrupted.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell