demerit
Example Sentences
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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
Cincinnati is on a torrid run, going 15-1 since the start of the 2020 season, with the lone demerit a Peach Bowl loss to now No. 1 Georgia.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
