spank

Example Sentences

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Liverpool are not just in the top half, they are a top team and they are in top spot - and they are going to spank them.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

He also chides West for leaving his orthodontic retainers out on the countertop, a light spank from elder to child.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Putin responded that “it’s better not to spank children and not to cite traditions,” but agreed that “unceremonious interference with the family is unacceptable,” and promised to review the law.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

Do I involve myself in their parenting and tell them they cannot spank their child in my house?

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2019

We might therefore assume that parents who spank are unenlightened in other ways.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt