had bribed
- past perfect of bribe.
Example Sentences
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Reports at the time suggested he had bribed fisherman to take him to the island.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
For more than a decade, tax consultant Ramin Salari fought charges that he had bribed former Los Angeles County assessor John Noguez in a pay-for-play conspiracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Justice Department concluded after the fact that Qatari officials had bribed members of the selection committee, and also convinced other members they didn't bribe, for unclear reasons, to ride along.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
In March, the Hague court ruled there was not enough evidence to support the widows' assertion that Shell had bribed witnesses to give false testimony in the trial that led to the men's executions.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
Security was particularly tight as only a few weeks before Arthur Goldreich, Harold Wolpe, Mosie Moola, and Abdulhay Jassat had bribed a young guard and escaped from jail.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
