Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
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This approach penalizes employees whose peak contributions occurred months before the review cycle and rewards those who happened to excel just before evaluation time.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The bill, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, would have barred and penalized the distribution or purchase of consumable hemp products that contain any cannabinoid other than CBD or CBG, which do not produce a high.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act backed by President Donald Trump, as passed by the House of Representatives, would add work requirements to Medicaid, increase the cost of health insurance on the individual marketplace and penalize states that cover undocumented immigrants, among other provisions.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Rules about Greenlandic children born out of wedlock strongly penalized children with unmarried parents.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The bill, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, would have barred and penalized the distribution or purchase of consumable hemp products that contain any cannabinoid other than CBD or CBG, which do not produce a high.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act backed by President Donald Trump, as passed by the House of Representatives, would add work requirements to Medicaid, increase the cost of health insurance on the individual marketplace and penalize states that cover undocumented immigrants, among other provisions.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Rules about Greenlandic children born out of wedlock strongly penalized children with unmarried parents.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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penalize
verb
pe·nal·ize
ˈpēn-ᵊl-ˌīz 
ˈpen-
ˈpen-
penalized; penalizing
1
: to give a penalty to
2
: to place at a disadvantage
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