spank

Example Sentences

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"He absolutely didn't deserve that. Some of those fans should take a long, hard look at themselves for the way they mocked him. I hope Villa go there and spank them, just because of that."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

There’s plenty of time for the market to spank Musk even more than it has the past few months.

From Slate • May 1, 2025

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

That’s the thing with the pros; they’d spank us at crazy golf as well.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2019

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