punished

Example Sentences

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Courts have also punished corporate outsiders who gleaned lucrative information from insiders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

McIlroy suffered on Thursday when his wayward driving was heavily punished, but spending extra time on the range after his opening round to "find feeling" paid off on Friday.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Those that fail to adapt will not need to be punished by fines that are often difficult to collect.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Early in her career in Chicago, she said she had to bring her son to a team meeting and was punished by being benched.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

"Dasch, sentenced to thirty years, gasped out his fears that his family in Germany would be punished."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple