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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And then penalizing employees for not reading their mind.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
While four firms have sought to fight Mr. Trump's executive orders targeting them in court, at least nine others have reached agreements with the White House to avoid being penalized by the president.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
An entity penalized by the FCC can also ask a court of appeals to overturn the fine, as AT&T did here.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Providers that don't penalize active duty personnel with higher rates were weighed more favorably.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
While four firms have sought to fight Mr. Trump's executive orders targeting them in court, at least nine others have reached agreements with the White House to avoid being penalized by the president.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
An entity penalized by the FCC can also ask a court of appeals to overturn the fine, as AT&T did here.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Providers that don't penalize active duty personnel with higher rates were weighed more favorably.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 23 May. 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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