punish
Example Sentences
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Their success has not only created unimaginable wealth but also jobs and better lives for Californians, they say, yet they feel they are being punished.
From Los Angeles Times
Initially, the department said it was punishing Italian pasta companies because they were being uncooperative with its investigation, citing problems that ranged from missing information to untranslated Italian words in the companies’ submissions.
Critics have contended that drivers shouldn’t be punished for clerical errors of the DMV.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s time for those voters to start experimenting, and then punishing policy failures.
Influenza cases are rising sharply, heightening fears that a new strain will fuel a punishing flu season that is already outpacing last year’s.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
