How to Use corruption in a Sentence

corruption

noun

• There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.
• Bibi, who was out on bail in a corruption case, fled the scene.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
• Tom Girardi’s epic corruption exposed the secretive world of private judges.
  — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• And the prime minister himself, having exhausted all appeals, must finally face the court in his own corruption trial.
  — Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
• This includes dropping the ability to charge a public servant with fraud and breach of trust – a charge Netanyahu faces in his ongoing corruption trial.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
• Khan was arrested on multiple charges of corruption following months of political turmoil after his ouster as prime minister.
  — Esha Mitra, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
• White took over an office reeling from a corruption probe that eventually led to the conviction and imprisonment of Ryan, who served a single term as governor.
  — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
• Sheinbaum said the independent agencies -- which controlled their own staff and decided what to investigate and how to spend their budgets -- were plagued by corruption and overspending.
  — The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
• Netanyahu’s partners could pass legislation that would derail, or potentially cancel, his corruption trial.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
• The six-month-long trial ended with a jury convicting him on 24 corruption counts, including racketeering, bribery, extortion and fraud.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2022
• In 2019, Fang was sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges.
  — Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Netanyahu also faces a litany of corruption charges on bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
  — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 16 July 2023
• Was the corruption within City Hall limited to the mayor, or did the city itself break the rules?
  — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• This is the second time Menendez has been charged with corruption.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• Can the sports leagues fend off the sort of corruption that resulted in nationwide bans on sports betting in the past?
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• After the events of the first film, he was sent by his mother to live on the northern coast of Africa to shield him from the corruption and violence of Rome.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 9 July 2024
• Trump is way right-wing and will redouble his corruption and lies.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
• Later that year, Yale was removed from his role, on charges of corruption.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
• The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon's former aides.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
• The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon’s former aides.
  — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
• Khan has been banned as a result of being found guilty last week in a corruption trial and sentenced to three years in prison, the statement said.
  — Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
• Netanyahu was ousted in Jun 2021 and is still on trial for corruption charges.
  — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023
• Ukraine’s struggles with the rule of law and corruption will certainly figure heavily in the process.
  — Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
• Paxton's aides accused him of corruption and were all fired or quit after reporting him to the FBI.
  — CBS News, 25 May 2023
• The campaign material is tied to a state corruption probe of Whiting, who has been locked out of his office since June.
  — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
• None of this is new, of course, and Brooks' dramatizing of the tragic consequences of corruption and greed rings true as ever.
  — Emily Bingham, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2023
• The civil corruption trial, which began Monday, could stretch as long as six weeks.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Patel plays Kid, whose quest for vengeance over the death of his mother and the corruption around him imbues him with the power to settle scores — violently.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
• This is the same Mayor who promised to clean up corruption and make good ethics an anchor in her administration.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2023
• Netanyahu has called the corruption charges against him part of a witch hunt by the courts and media, an argument that resonates with his core supporters.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024