punishing

Example Sentences

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Striking indiscriminately at critical infrastructure would be wrong as well as unwise, punishing the Iranian people we need on our side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Since his punishing trilogy with Tyson Fury - a rivalry that saw him knocked down five times and stopped twice - Wilder has struggled to rediscover his destructive form.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Investors have spent months punishing Oracle’s stock in reaction to the company’s pivot to artificial-intelligence infrastructure, but one analyst thinks the company will prove the doubters wrong.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But Harper's salvo proved to be in vain as Venezuela regained the lead in the ninth inning, punishing a shaky performance from US reliever Garrett Whitlock to clinch victory.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“We don’t make a habit of punishing anyone that frail.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins