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Six example sentences with venal, each labelled with its topic.
The venal inspector approved every crate for a small envelope, and the port's records stayed useless for a decade.
History
The novel's venal magistrate rules in favor of whoever sends dinner, and the villagers learn to bring a basket.
Literature
Investors avoid ports with venal customs officials, because a bribe that is not budgeted still lands on the balance sheet.
Economics
Reformers argued that a venal legislature would sell any vote, so they pushed for public financing of campaigns.
Politics
A venal judge in the district ruled for whichever party paid first, until an audit traced the deposits.
Law
The film's venal mayor accepts a suitcase of cash in the second scene, and the plot follows the money for two hours.
Movies
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