spank

Example Sentences

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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

“Are you going to spank me for lying — not for dropping out?” thinks David in adulthood, after belatedly informing his parents that he’s ditched the master’s program in Harvard’s Department of Soviet Studies.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

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

My husband and I do not spank our son and do not believe it is ever appropriate to hit a child.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2019

We might therefore assume that parents who spank are unenlightened in other ways.

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