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'punishment' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'punishment' with 15 example sentences.


punishment noun

: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty


  • Personally, I think that corporal punishment is a necessary evil.
  • He deserved the punishment he got.
  • Many countries have abolished capital punishment.
  • We're fighting to abolish capital punishment.
  • You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.
  • As a punishment, you will receive fifty lashes.
  • He will not escape punishment.
  • Kazakhstan declared a moratorium on capital punishment.
  • I got the punishment I deserved.
  • Teenagers are God's punishment for having sex.
  • An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.
  • In my family, the punishment for lying was severe.
  • Ignorance does not protect against punishment.
  • They demanded severe punishment for the southern rebels.
  • She took the punishment with a smile.
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