bribe
noun
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc..
has bribed
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present perfectof bribe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Casado was not the first public official Mr. Zarrab has bribed.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
He has bribed them with gourmet cheese, and he lays it out with no fewer than five cheese knives.
From Nature ● Sep. 7, 2015
Mama has bribed all lands of ointments in and none seem to work.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You can just flounce into your nest any old time and know that everything is right there, unless one crafty girl has bribed the chambermaid for the key.
From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by Kenneth McGaffey
"The other gringos wished to hang him, for it is said he has bribed Esteban to do this thing."
From The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs
