Example Sentences

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Something about the environment of Swan Valley is corrupting his mind.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

He's trapped in a story about the past that is corrupting the present, an American dilemma since well before Jay Gatsby.

From Salon • May 30, 2019

“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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a months-long, multiformat AP examination of how organized crime is corrupting soccer through match-fixing, running over four days this week.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2013

It is too much taken for granted by many writers that female influence is corrupting.

From Ancient Egypt by Rawlinson, George