Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
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Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, interpreting budget shopping as financial instability could unfairly penalize lower-income consumers.
—Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Although the law would penalize internet service providers and app store owners like Apple and Google for hosting and providing services to TikTok in the U.S., Trump’s executive order instructed the attorney general to not enforce it.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, interpreting budget shopping as financial instability could unfairly penalize lower-income consumers.
—Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Although the law would penalize internet service providers and app store owners like Apple and Google for hosting and providing services to TikTok in the U.S., Trump’s executive order instructed the attorney general to not enforce it.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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penalize
verb
pe·nal·ize
ˈpēn-ᵊl-ˌīz 
ˈpen-
ˈpen-
penalized; penalizing
1
: to give a penalty to
2
: to place at a disadvantage
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