punish
Example Sentences
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Mejia said he wanted to pressure landlords to comply with the law — and pressure the city to punish the ones who don’t.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
While quite obviously a joke about the couple’s age disparity, Melania tweeted that this was “hateful and violent rhetoric” for which ABC should punish him.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
The order allows the Treasury Department to punish foreign financial institutions—banks based outside the U. S.—if they facilitate “significant transactions” for people or entities that have ties to the Cuban government.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The dryads hastened to Ceres to tell her what had happened, and the goddess, deeply offended, told them she would punish the criminal in a way never known before.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing punish
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