escape punishment
Example Sentences
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The NFL’s decision is a firm rebuke of a player who admitted to violating one of the most sensitive rules in all of sports—and then spent months trying to escape punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
It is that he will be charged and escape punishment anyway.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
A small percentage included men awaiting court-martial, who joined to escape punishment.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
