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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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Biden administration lawyers argued that Idaho’s narrow definition has left doctors in fear that they will be penalized — and face two to five years in prison — for performing abortions that state prosecutors could later argue were not necessary to save a patient.
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 24 Apr. 2024
Lower courts have also rejected challenges to more general DEI programs that address pipeline issues, such as those that set diversity goals or modify eligibility criteria that disproportionately penalize historically disadvantaged groups.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Kings head coach Jim Hiller pulled Talbot with 2:17 left in regulation, and the Kings had 1.4 seconds of 6 on 4 when Eriksson Ek was penalized for holding and the clock ran out.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
Hisham Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, says that Israel’s response will be heavily based on whether or not the U.S. will penalize them for acting too strongly.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The claim: Post implies Biden is facing excommunication action from the Catholic Church
An April 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) suggests an effort is underway within the Catholic Church to penalize President Joe Biden.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks For his role, Mr. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, was penalized $1 million and prohibited from serving in a financial capacity for any New York company.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Western leaders have announced plans to impose new sanctions against Iran following the country's first direct attack on Israel in decades with hopes to both penalize Iran and limit the force and scope of Israel's retaliation as fears grow over a wider regional conflict.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Regulators recently released policy capping credit card late fees and have proposed penalizing concert ticket sellers and hotels that don’t clearly list the cost of their products up front to consumers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 24 Apr. 2024
Lower courts have also rejected challenges to more general DEI programs that address pipeline issues, such as those that set diversity goals or modify eligibility criteria that disproportionately penalize historically disadvantaged groups.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Kings head coach Jim Hiller pulled Talbot with 2:17 left in regulation, and the Kings had 1.4 seconds of 6 on 4 when Eriksson Ek was penalized for holding and the clock ran out.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
Hisham Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, says that Israel’s response will be heavily based on whether or not the U.S. will penalize them for acting too strongly.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The claim: Post implies Biden is facing excommunication action from the Catholic Church
An April 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) suggests an effort is underway within the Catholic Church to penalize President Joe Biden.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks For his role, Mr. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, was penalized $1 million and prohibited from serving in a financial capacity for any New York company.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Western leaders have announced plans to impose new sanctions against Iran following the country's first direct attack on Israel in decades with hopes to both penalize Iran and limit the force and scope of Israel's retaliation as fears grow over a wider regional conflict.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Regulators recently released policy capping credit card late fees and have proposed penalizing concert ticket sellers and hotels that don’t clearly list the cost of their products up front to consumers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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