spank
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"He absolutely didn't deserve that. Some of those fans should take a long, hard look at themselves for the way they mocked him. I hope Villa go there and spank them, just because of that."
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
I’ve come a long way—I very rarely yell, never spank, and I’m generally responsive and caring.
From Slate ● May 18, 2021
November saw Tottenham spank Chelsea at Wembley and Manchester City claim victory in the first Manchester derby of the season.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2019
Nobody would ever spank a kid who’d had a dead horse fall on him.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Perhaps it’s because it’s by and about women that it spanks the whole bunch of “prestigious” puzzle TV shows, by never letting the puzzle swamp its characters or their psychologies.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2019
For another thing, the movie effectively spanks snobs who claim that people aren’t into books anymore.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2018
BST12:25 23 min: Whelan puts his foot on the ball in midfield, surveys his options, then spanks it into the stands.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2015
Rapinoe with it … and she spanks it into orbit.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2015
It is said that the grizzly bear, who is a very strict mother, often spanks her cubs when she herself has done something foolish.
From The Book of Business Etiquette by Nella Henney
