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 most obvious momentum-shifter came in the final minute when Christian was called for a handball in the penalty box, setting up a 1 on 1 penalty kick.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the City Section Open Division boys’ rivalry game between El Camino Real and Birmingham, the Patriots’ goalkeeper, Armando Cervantes, tackled El Camino Real’s Christopher Montenegro in the penalty box to prevent a goal.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
This Canadian specialty pharmaceuticals company remains in the Club’s penalty box, largely due to the legal overhang of patent litigation.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The penalty boxes filled up, but cooler heads eventually prevailed.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the City Section Open Division boys’ rivalry game between El Camino Real and Birmingham, the Patriots’ goalkeeper, Armando Cervantes, tackled El Camino Real’s Christopher Montenegro in the penalty box to prevent a goal.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
This Canadian specialty pharmaceuticals company remains in the Club’s penalty box, largely due to the legal overhang of patent litigation.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The penalty boxes filled up, but cooler heads eventually prevailed.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 16 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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