Example Sentences

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Sure enough, the Taliban launched Chinese-made rockets at the base after dark, planted there, we were told, by farmers who had been either bribed or coerced into doing so.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Noon: A bookstore afternoon Then I have to make good on the way that I bribed my kid and one of her favorite things to do is go to Vroman’s in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Among the charges was one that Oricom in effect bribed him to secure work including a near £700,000 deal.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

He was a decent man who had been many years in the employ of the Company—not the kind of man who could be bribed to assist in a crime.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie