corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
is corrupting
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present progressiveof corrupt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On the left and the right, we all agree that big money in politics is corrupting.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2021
Something about the environment of Swan Valley is corrupting his mind.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
Frank’s grand play for respectability has backfired entirely: instead of going straight, he is corrupting himself further.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2015
“I've never been concerned that money is the factor driving participation or is corrupting the results,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2015
So the public man must oppose the praise not of men but of bad actions, for such praise is corrupting, and causes people to imitate and emulate what is base as if it were noble.
From Plutarch's Morals by Arthur Richard Shilleto
