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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Moreover, Washington didn’t penalize China or Turkey for purchasing Russian oil—only India.
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Edlow told The Associated Press that the guidance was intended to identify support for terrorist ideologies—not to penalize ordinary political criticism—when adjudicators evaluated applicants for green cards and other benefits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Clubs could go below this threshold but be penalized in some fashion.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Like traffic in the surrounding city that’s one of the largest in the world, the Chiefs were going nowhere fast as of getting penalized on the opening kickoff to offset Tyquan Thornton’s 42-yard return.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Edlow told The Associated Press that the guidance was intended to identify support for terrorist ideologies—not to penalize ordinary political criticism—when adjudicators evaluated applicants for green cards and other benefits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Clubs could go below this threshold but be penalized in some fashion.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Like traffic in the surrounding city that’s one of the largest in the world, the Chiefs were going nowhere fast as of getting penalized on the opening kickoff to offset Tyquan Thornton’s 42-yard return.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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