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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The second period ended with boos raining down on the officiating crew, and Matt Boldy in the penalty box.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Goalie Yaroslav Askarov had his best game of the season Friday, but the San Jose Sharks could not stay out of the penalty box in a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Marchand took things a step further on his way to the penalty box, grabbing Dahlin’s helmet and ripping off the straps before chucking the helmet out onto the ice.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Chloe Kelly delivered a ball on the ground into a penalty box stampede, and Alessia Russo did not waste her chance.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Goalie Yaroslav Askarov had his best game of the season Friday, but the San Jose Sharks could not stay out of the penalty box in a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Marchand took things a step further on his way to the penalty box, grabbing Dahlin’s helmet and ripping off the straps before chucking the helmet out onto the ice.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Chloe Kelly delivered a ball on the ground into a penalty box stampede, and Alessia Russo did not waste her chance.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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 7 Nov. 2025.
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