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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Kane responded early in the second period, racing out of the penalty box to collect a pass from Drew O'Connor and score his fifth goal of the season on a breakaway.
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CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
Each man got the requisite fighting major penalty, but while Lowry went to the penalty box, Foligno headed to the locker room, and the ice crew cleaned blood off the rink.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
The preseason game took more than three hours to complete, at times saw a half-dozen Lightning players in the penalty box and at one point saw a third-period goal taken off the board because a player that had gotten ejected (Florida’s Niko Mikkola) was on the ice and assisted on the tally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Olivier pummeled Frederic with several heavy rights, sending Frederic to the dressing room while Olivier went to the penalty box.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
Each man got the requisite fighting major penalty, but while Lowry went to the penalty box, Foligno headed to the locker room, and the ice crew cleaned blood off the rink.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
The preseason game took more than three hours to complete, at times saw a half-dozen Lightning players in the penalty box and at one point saw a third-period goal taken off the board because a player that had gotten ejected (Florida’s Niko Mikkola) was on the ice and assisted on the tally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Olivier pummeled Frederic with several heavy rights, sending Frederic to the dressing room while Olivier went to the penalty box.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 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 4 Dec. 2025.
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