penalize

Example Sentences

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“Those particular fines have not been used, they’ve used another way to penalize.”

From MarketWatch

Their players might be penalized with whistles and even the occasional right hook, but they wore Jordan down and won back-to-back championships.

From The Wall Street Journal

He spearheaded the concept of “secondary sanctions” to penalize even non-U.S. firms for doing business with the regime, angering Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

If they violate their trade pacts, Washington could also further penalize them under well-established laws.

From Barron's

"But yet the other way around, we seem to be penalized for it."

From Barron's