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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In the 13th minute, Westview took advantage of a free kick just outside the penalty box on the right side of the arc, setting the sophomore.
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Bottles of the blue sports drink are stacked in hockey penalty boxes.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Crinon had just exited the penalty box after elbowing Nathan MacKinnon in the chin; Wilson target-locked on Crinon and hit him cleanly before things devolved.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Slovakia's Matus Sukel was sent to the penalty box for a holding call.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Bottles of the blue sports drink are stacked in hockey penalty boxes.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Crinon had just exited the penalty box after elbowing Nathan MacKinnon in the chin; Wilson target-locked on Crinon and hit him cleanly before things devolved.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Slovakia's Matus Sukel was sent to the penalty box for a holding call.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for penalty box
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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