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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That’s what Real Madrid had to do, however, after defender Raul Asencio was shown a red card after a flagrant foul just outside the penalty box in the seventh minute.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
In that game, the Mexican side conceded a free kick a metre outside the penalty box.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Coyle had not even shut the penalty box door when Alex Killorn pushed a pass from below the goal line into the inner part of the right circle for a one-timer by Colangelo.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
With Draisaitl in the penalty box to start the third, Oilers were on their heels for several minutes and relied on Pickard to keep the score tied.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
In that game, the Mexican side conceded a free kick a metre outside the penalty box.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Coyle had not even shut the penalty box door when Alex Killorn pushed a pass from below the goal line into the inner part of the right circle for a one-timer by Colangelo.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
With Draisaitl in the penalty box to start the third, Oilers were on their heels for several minutes and relied on Pickard to keep the score tied.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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