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

The most dramatic incident Albinati relates from his school days involves some bullies whipping a weaker boy, as in a rite of flagellation.

From The New Yorker

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

But most of his energy goes into the hectic scenes of gunplay, immolation and flagellation that preoccupy Marwen, orchestrated with all the enthusiasm of a child at play.

From Los Angeles Times