punishment
Example Sentences
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As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“The punishment should fit the offense. You’d agree with that, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Recessions such as the Great Depression aren’t punishment for the excess of the Roaring ’20s, but interruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
For many targets of SEC enforcement, including those who are innocent, this process is the punishment.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Zeke had known it was inevitable, but it felt like a punishment coming so soon after his victory over Ms. Pfister.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
Psychology
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"Nadia the Willful"
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The House of Hades
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