spank

Example Sentences

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Liverpool are not just in the top half, they are a top team and they are in top spot - and they are going to spank them.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

“Are you going to spank me for lying — not for dropping out?” thinks David in adulthood, after belatedly informing his parents that he’s ditched the master’s program in Harvard’s Department of Soviet Studies.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

Putin responded that “it’s better not to spank children and not to cite traditions,” but agreed that “unceremonious interference with the family is unacceptable,” and promised to review the law.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

I’ve come a long way—I very rarely yell, never spank, and I’m generally responsive and caring.

From Slate • May 18, 2021

We might therefore assume that parents who spank are unenlightened in other ways.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt