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Example sentences for: venal

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His venal dictatorship made it possible for him to invest some $300 million abroad by 1959.
For years it has been an American article of faith--as cherished as our belief in free enterprise--that politicians are corrupt, venal, and incompetent: This was established by Watergate, left unshaken by Jimmy Carter, and reinforced by Iran-Contra.
Their insatiable appetite for royal gossip is cheerfully fed by a venal press.
Reviewers especially like Matt Damon, who plays an idealist lawyer taking on a venal insurance company, and also praise co-stars Danny DeVito and Claire Danes.
Western help also cushions venal Third World governments from the consequences of their own actions--or enables them to pursue destructive policies.