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
• Iowans are fed up with rising costs and unchecked corruption.
  — Jenna Sundel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
• This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
  — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
• This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
  — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
• As the waits grow, so does the potential for corruption in the process.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• Sidhu spent about a month in prison this summer for his corruption charges.
  — Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
• Trump is way right-wing and will redouble his corruption and lies.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
• There will no longer be impunity for his crimes and corruption.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
• Lucky is forced to watch as the utopia he was promised crumbles under the weight of corruption.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
• But that doesn’t mean the nation is free of corruption scandals.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 17 Oct. 2022
• Netanyahu also faces a litany of corruption charges on bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
  — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 16 July 2023
• Carr said the case sends a clear message about public corruption.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
• Journos working through the files are shocked at the schemes and at how far the old corruption networks stretched.
  — Jennie Punter, Variety, 9 May 2022
• Maybe the game doesn’t die in corruption but in the apathy of those who stop caring.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
• There's concern about corruption here, though.
  — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
• Both had the purpose of reining in corruption.
  — Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
• The blatant corruption and self-dealing must end.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Adding to the woes is a shortage of skilled technicians and corruption.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
• Later that year, Yale was removed from his role, on charges of corruption.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
• This is the second time Menendez has been charged with corruption.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• The corruption is so widespread that some cases inevitably land in court.
  — New York Times, 16 May 2022
• Maybe Minnesota, at the end of the day, will prove to be thick with corruption.
  — Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Schacher said some of the countries have records of human rights abuses and corruption.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
• If there was no corruption, Ahn reasons, his friend could simply say so—right?
  — David L. Craddock, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2022
• So this is an amazing story of corruption and self-dealing.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
• Democrats talk a lot about standing up to corruption and extremism.
  — State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
• But a poor economy and rampant corruption took a toll.
  — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 13 May 2026
• Here is what to know about the ongoing corruption scandal.
  — ABC News, 13 May 2026
• Root out corruption at the highest levels.
  — Rachel Royster may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026