flagellate

Example Sentences

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But she also didn’t flagellate herself for the struggle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson’s water tested positive for the deadly flagellate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2020

But we don't need to flagellate ourselves with with guilt just because we happened to be born male identified.”

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2018

The point of propelling moral progress is obviously not to accept the status quo, but it’s to identify problems and identify the solution to the problems, not to identify villains and flagellate the villains.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2018

They didn’t need to dwell on it over and over the way the coaches did and flagellate themselves with it.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger