punishing

Example Sentences

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Punishing foreign crimes with no U.S. nexus raises serious concerns about the limits on Congress’s powers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Punishing poverty and conflating it with abuse or neglect has serious consequences.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

Punishing time-wasting in the WSL is at the discretion of the referee but several former players did not agree with Heaslip's decision.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

Punishing people for possessing unattached catalytic converters “doesn’t help anybody,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Inside, there’s a beige room with some beige couches and low wooden tables with pamphlets like Restoring Communities and Repairing Harm versus Punishing Wrong.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz