escape punishment
Example Sentences
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Maybe they don’t all deserve to escape punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
Somewhat uncharacteristically, both Prigozhin and Putin exercised restraint and stepped back from the brink of civil war by agreeing on the compromise deal that allowed Prigozhin to escape punishment.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023
That raises worries North Korea would escape punishment even if it performs a bigger provocation like a nuclear test explosion, which are banned by U.N. resolutions.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Research shows that a majority of the public thinks the insanity defense is a loophole through which criminals often escape punishment.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2019
Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility, and they were used for profit.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
