'punish' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'punish' with 20 example sentences.
- punish verb
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: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
You're only punishing yourself.
Our parents never punished us.
I didn't do what I'm being punished for.
Why is God punishing me?
The government punished them severely.
He told the truth, otherwise he would have been punished.
She knows she'll be punished.
Everyone must obey the rules. Those who don't will be punished.
They knew that they'd be punished.
He needs to be punished.
Some parents don't punish their children when they lie.
People punish petty thieves but love big thieves.
The student was punished for smoking.
If you lie, I'll punish you.
He was punished for drunken driving.
Murder is punished by death.
In Singapore, one way to punish criminals is to whip them.
She wished to punish only those responsible.
He was punished for stealing the money.
We took it for granted that he had been punished.