flagellate

Example Sentences

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But she also didn’t flagellate herself for the struggle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson’s water tested positive for the deadly flagellate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2020

But we don't need to flagellate ourselves with with guilt just because we happened to be born male identified.”

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2018

If I feel guilty about poverty in the developing world, and I flagellate myself, I haven’t saved any lives.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2018

They didn’t need to dwell on it over and over the way the coaches did and flagellate themselves with it.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger