spanking
Example Sentences
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Sharon Schmeling, one of the couple’s children, said her father told her the surgery went well and that her mother had a “brand spanking new knee.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
The spanking the 49ers took could do that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Look at the spanking new public buildings in Paris suburbs like Nanterre or Massy.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
She debunks myths about spanking, including the idea that physical discipline of children has roots in Africa.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023
It comes out gruffer than I intend on account of my spanking new voice.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
