spank

Example Sentences

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Had won four in a row and seven of past eight before getting spanked by Calgary on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

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

Well, those people have been well and truly spanked.

From Seattle Times

So while the Yankees were terrible on the field Thursday — spanked by the Tampa Bay Rays, 14-0 — they were triumphant off it.

From New York Times