Examples of dirty money in a Sentence
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Whether deserved or not, Swiss banks have a long reputation of being too close to dirty money.
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Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
But the pressure hasn't cooled off of main protagonist, addict-turned-drug-dealer Rue (Zendaya), who owes a lot of bad people a lot of dirty money.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The federal government is up in arms over dirty money.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
What if this dirty money suddenly became dirty cop money?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
At the same time, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch is rebuilding a civilian police force, tracing dirty money, and coordinating local and national crime data and responses.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
The magicians are ordered to go to Antwerp, where Veronika is courting wealthy clients (her real business is using diamonds to launder dirty money), which means putting the Heart Diamond on display.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
This is not a back-alley shop with a side hustle in cleaning dirty money.
—Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
But the pressure hasn't cooled off of main protagonist, addict-turned-drug-dealer Rue (Zendaya), who owes a lot of bad people a lot of dirty money.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The federal government is up in arms over dirty money.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
What if this dirty money suddenly became dirty cop money?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
At the same time, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch is rebuilding a civilian police force, tracing dirty money, and coordinating local and national crime data and responses.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
The magicians are ordered to go to Antwerp, where Veronika is courting wealthy clients (her real business is using diamonds to launder dirty money), which means putting the Heart Diamond on display.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
This is not a back-alley shop with a side hustle in cleaning dirty money.
—Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Dirty money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20money. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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