penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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As well as his ability to arrive in the penalty box.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Federal Reserve finally let Wells leave the penalty box last year.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Mukhtar tapped a pass to Warren Madrigal at the top of the penalty box.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Federal Reserve finally let Wells leave the penalty box last year.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Mukhtar tapped a pass to Warren Madrigal at the top of the penalty box.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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