corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
corrupted
Example Sentences
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Culture evolves, she says, and practices can be diluted or corrupted and she is showing what has happened to this one.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He is remembered as a conciliator of the American rebels and the author of schemes to reform the corrupted and unrepresentative House of Commons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 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
This is a private place, a sanctuary, already corrupted by the Capitol’s evil.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
