punish

Example Sentences

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Panish told jurors in Van Nuys that they needed to award punitive damages not only to punish Grossman and Erickson but also to send a message about their conduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea is that a future superintelligence will retroactively punish anyone who knew about its possibility and failed to help bring it into existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Our legal system seems well prepared to scrutinize and punish their acts of self-preservation instead of examining the circumstances that made those acts necessary.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

China's government launched an "uncompromising" investigation into the explosion, vowing to severely punish those responsible, and ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities, Xinhua said Saturday evening.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

I’m not supposed to go there, either, but I know Dad won’t punish me if I do.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn