Examples of “corrupt” in a Sentence

adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.

• The corrupt inspector overlooked the dangerous wiring in return for a gift.
• The corrupt official demanded a bribe to approve the permit.
• Voters were fed up with corrupt politicians.

verb To cause someone to act dishonestly, or to damage the integrity of something.

• Greed can corrupt a person who once seemed completely honest.
• Power can corrupt even well-meaning leaders.
• A virus corrupted several files on the drive.