spanking

Example Sentences

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Congress delivered a spanking to ICE in the new spending bill this week, prodding the agency to release long-overdue reports on how immigration enforcement fared during the first year under President Biden.

From Washington Times

It's a brand spanking new idea, which you don't see in Hollywood much any more.

From BBC

“My son got in trouble at school and I gave him a spanking,” he said.

From Seattle Times

It was a sunny and mild Tuesday, perfect for the home opener of the spanking new Worcester Red Sox in a spanking new ballpark 40 miles to the north, in Massachusetts.

From New York Times

Thornburg said that the principal had done nothing criminal and has determined the mother "sanctioned and consented to" spanking.

From Fox News