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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Play had continued in the Israeli Premier League game following the collision in the penalty box, and Habibou could sense his side were making inroads down the right flank.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
That shot is especially deadly during the power play, when his Capitals are up a man while an opposing player sits in the penalty box.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
But with opposing teams holding an offside line and often preoccupied by the ball-carrier at the edge of their penalty box, a player making a short burst beyond a static line of defenders is very hard to stop.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Just don’t ask coach John Hynes what’s working with a Wild player in the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
That shot is especially deadly during the power play, when his Capitals are up a man while an opposing player sits in the penalty box.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
But with opposing teams holding an offside line and often preoccupied by the ball-carrier at the edge of their penalty box, a player making a short burst beyond a static line of defenders is very hard to stop.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Just don’t ask coach John Hynes what’s working with a Wild player in the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 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 10 Apr. 2025.
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