spanking
Example Sentences
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“When we’re launching a new movie like this, any time it’s brand spanking new, it takes a little more work to get retailers excited,” Lee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The spanking the 49ers took could do that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Still, Judge Alia Moses had delivered a serious spanking to the federal government, saying it was wrong in arguing it had to cut the wire to carry out its mission to apprehend and detain migrants.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
There was a public spanking from the Federal Trade Commission over some of the services they were offering during the pandemic.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2023
“Don’t you want to see the world?” she’d say, rolling out the dough for pierogi and then spanking it with her palm.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
