spanking

Example Sentences

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Sharon Schmeling, one of the couple’s children, said her father told her the surgery went well and that her mother had a “brand spanking new knee.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The spanking the 49ers took could do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Still, Judge Alia Moses had delivered a serious spanking to the federal government, saying it was wrong in arguing it had to cut the wire to carry out its mission to apprehend and detain migrants.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

There was a public spanking from the Federal Trade Commission over some of the services they were offering during the pandemic.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023

Parimutuel racing was spanking new in California and many other places, so there were few established racing writers.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand