spanking

Example Sentences

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“When we’re launching a new movie like this, any time it’s brand spanking new, it takes a little more work to get retailers excited,” Lee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The spanking the 49ers took could do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

She debunks myths about spanking, including the idea that physical discipline of children has roots in Africa.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023

She delivered sharp, spanking speeches to Iran, Russia and China at the United Nations for grown-ups?

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2023

This may seem surprising—not because spanking it self is necessarily detrimental but because, conventionally speaking, spanking is considered an unenlightened practice.

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