be sanctioned

Example Sentences

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Reform UK's candidate in Thursday's Gorton and Denton by-election will not be sanctioned for breaching election rules, a judge has ruled.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The LA Alliance ran out of patience, telling Judge Carter in February 2024 that the city was 447 days late in finalizing its plan and should be sanctioned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Nothing exercised them more than the idea that “hate speech” could be sanctioned either informally or by the government.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

The tensions were clear when manager Pep Guardiola recently said he believed other clubs "want us to be sanctioned".

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

Repairs, except what you could do for yourself, had to be sanctioned by remote committees which were liable to hold up even the mending of a window pane for two years.

From "1984" by George Orwell