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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The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
—Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
—Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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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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