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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There have been instances of Tesla drivers being penalized for falling asleep at the wheel with their cars in autopilot.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The question now is whether members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will penalize a challenging film for not doing the sort of business that a fluffier film might have, or reward Johnson for digging deeper than ever before.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Even outside the protections of the settlement agreement, some homeless people say they are being ticketed repeatedly in the name of other city parking rules that penalize them for the same act of sleeping in their vehicles overnight on public property.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
In the last calendar year, Luvu has been fined three times for a hip-drop tackle, but he hasn't been penalized for any of the tackles.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The question now is whether members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will penalize a challenging film for not doing the sort of business that a fluffier film might have, or reward Johnson for digging deeper than ever before.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Even outside the protections of the settlement agreement, some homeless people say they are being ticketed repeatedly in the name of other city parking rules that penalize them for the same act of sleeping in their vehicles overnight on public property.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
In the last calendar year, Luvu has been fined three times for a hip-drop tackle, but he hasn't been penalized for any of the tackles.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 9 Nov. 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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