punishing

Example Sentences

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But what’s intended as a blow to the government is punishing the Cuban people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Since his punishing trilogy with Tyson Fury - a rivalry that saw him knocked down five times and stopped twice - Wilder has struggled to rediscover his destructive form.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Investors have spent months punishing Oracle’s stock in reaction to the company’s pivot to artificial-intelligence infrastructure, but one analyst thinks the company will prove the doubters wrong.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The judge said the U.S. government appeared to be punishing Anthropic, and its actions didn’t appear directed at a national-security concern.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“There is the possibility that he would have to pay twice for the same lute. There is no justice in that. It would be punishing him twice for the same thing.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss