punished

Example Sentences

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It is unclear whether Leonard could be punished.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

While public dissent in the Communist-run country is often punished with long prison sentences, there have been spontaneous protests in areas worst affected by the outages.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

In the past two months, four major Chinese universities have punished senior scholars over errors in papers flagged by Geng, each in a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

But now he’s saying that it’s not a “death knell” for the sector, suggesting that some prominent software stocks may have been overly punished by investors.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

And Jeff, who stayed where he was in row two but moved his seat only another few inches back, didn’t seem worried about getting punished, either, as Joeyhad warned he might.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott