flagellation

Example Sentences

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Other, larger groups from other areas had sought to join the flagellation ritual at the Tondo church but were stopped at police checkpoints and made to turn back.

From Reuters

It’s easy to hear the protester’s address in Seattle’s City Hall and look at the public flagellations of white privilege and conclude that the speaker’s demands might result only in more Swalwell-like pandering.

From New York Times

That doesn’t mean it isn’t worth it when you get your championship ring, but it seems flagellation regularly precedes celebration.

From Seattle Times

Only six races remain, Ferrari have a mountain to climb and Vettel’s self‑flagellation and dissatisfaction with their strategy this weekend suggests they are reeling and have no answers to Hamilton’s performances.

From The Guardian

And there is a strange hypocrisy in the broader flagellation of Kyrgios, one led by the ravenous Australian media corps but echoed globally.

From The Guardian