punish
Example Sentences
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Brian Panish, the Iskander family’s attorney, told jurors in Van Nuys that they needed to award punitive damages to not only punish Grossman and Erickson, but also send a message about their conduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Our legal system seems well prepared to scrutinize and punish their acts of self-preservation instead of examining the circumstances that made those acts necessary.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
It just seems exceptionally harsh to punish this with a penalty as the ball brushing the arm had no material effect on where the ball ended up.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Brooks decided to resign as a matter of honor, although he asserted that the House had no right to punish him since the caning had been a personal matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
As much as I love my dad and know he’s trying his best, when I came out of that office, I wanted to punish him.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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