Words similar to venal
Example sentences for: venal
How can you use “venal” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
But no one seems to care any more about influence peddling, a category of sleaze that is equally pervasive, arguably more venal, and much more easily cured.
(The black carpetbaggers, who ruled parts of the South following the Civil War, were sincere democrats, he proved, not venal dictators.)
His venal dictatorship made it possible for him to invest some $300 million abroad by 1959.
I portrayed Tyrrell as a venal checkbook journalist who was ready to pay the Arkansas troopers for their story.
Noting the similarities, one astute fraygrant suggested restricting more civilized, high-minded debate to "Politics" and reserving "Clinton" for equally important venal, mean-spirited exchanges.