- present participle of punish.
punishing
Example Sentences
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The defense contractor’s shares have had a punishing year amid headlines that don’t hurt its solid fundamentals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
One of the factors that weighed the most heavily in the court’s decision again was that Indiana was punishing speech about something that was legal and protected in other states.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health institute said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Hochman said last week that he wanted to thread the needle between punishing the illegal recording and not dissuading whistleblowers from coming forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“We hope the state will focus more on preparing him for the world beyond incarceration than on punishing him.”
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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