demerit

Example Sentences

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As Jackson reported, Amazon drivers who fail to fulfill customer requests risk demerits.

From New York Times

The two other defendants in Robert’s lawsuit were given a combination of demerits, campus confinement and penalty marching tours.

From Seattle Times

A six and 20 tootsie was a girlfriend “responsible” for an Air Corps cadet returning late from leave, which merited six demerits and 20 punishment tours.

From Washington Post

If it was not perfectly done, we would receive a demerit.”

From Washington Post

Yet some men whose demerits you think we’d all agree are more than substantial find favor to this day.

From Los Angeles Times