punish
Example Sentences
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Emery described Watkins as "mature and a very important player", delivering the perfect example by swallowing any disappointment he may have felt at being left out to punish Chelsea when he came on.
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They face a punishing nine games in January - including the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Newcastle and the conclusion of the Champions League group stage.
From BBC
Until now, none of the police officials named in her lawsuit have been arrested or punished.
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Without meaningful simplifications for low-risk countries like the U.S., the regulation will punish the people the Europeans claim they want to protect—indigenous communities, stewards of the land, and small landowners.
Neser and Green threatened to take the game away from England in a counter-punching stand of 50, only for Carse's dead eye to punish Green's hesitancy in setting off for a single.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
