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'punish' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'punish' with 20 example sentences.


punish verb

: 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.
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