punishment
Example Sentences
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“The punishment should fit the offense. You’d agree with that, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
For many targets of SEC enforcement, including those who are innocent, this process is the punishment.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The punishment that the club received was severe and completely disproportionate to the mistake that we made.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Sick of the punishment the Thunder were dishing out, he may or may not have urged his teammates to return the favor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Even last night, before they’d run, Mama had been prepared to take a punishment that she hadn’t deserved, to give up her own freedom so that Koffi didn’t have to give up hers.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
Psychology
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"Nadia the Willful"
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The House of Hades
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