Example Sentences
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Bribed Botha they did with a bag of gold.
From The Kiltartan History Book by Gregory, Lady
Bribed Eugene to lie about my whereabouts until his face hurt and then I went to bed.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry
Bribed by Juno, Aeolus sent forth a tempest that scattered the ships of Aeneas, and would have destroyed them had it not been for the interposition of Neptune.
From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner
"Bribed people," she thought, "must be content to remain bribed."
From Manslaughter by Miller, Alice Duer
He took thought and breath, both briefly, and prevaricated shamelessly: "Bribed the head-clerk of the safe-manufacturer who built this."
From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph