Sentence examples for a modest bribe from inspiring English sources

A company of marines could perhaps slip through an Iraqi Army checkpoint on payment of a modest bribe.

One, sporting braces, sparkly lavender eye shadow and a pair of Winnie-the-Pooh mittens, begged, whined, offered a modest bribe and flirted with the detective, all in the hope that she could get a glimpse of Derek Jeter.

Tribal militiamen in the Terai might accept a more modest bribe.

At the time of his appointment, Mr. Aliyev raised great hopes in a populace furious over corruption; a longtime Communist Party figure, he was known for steadfastly refusing bribes and lived, famously, in a modest three-room apartment.

Take a modest proposal.

Here's a modest proposal.

A modest little house designed.

It had a modest impact.

It is a modest proposition.

A modest backlash was inevitable.

Loretta is a modest prosecutor".