be punished
Example Sentences
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Silver had to follow guidelines spelled out in the NBA collective bargaining agreement and could not unilaterally decide whether the Clippers would be punished and how severely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Violence should be punished, not rewarded, and attention should only be given for positive behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
And he's been warned that he will be punished if he discusses his health, or his legal case.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
My understanding is that you must commit a crime in order to be punished, right?
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Because clearly we’d done something we were not supposed to do, and we knew we were going to be punished.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
