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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Fellow Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin joined him in the penalty box 43 seconds later after getting whistled for hooking.
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
Brady Tkachuk said to the lead official on the ice, after serving his time in the penalty box.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
The two brothers spend more time in the penalty box than most other players in the NHL.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In a zany game that featured promotions like a penalty box for fouling players, doubled point values during specific stretches of the game and a 4-point line, Team Bonds won 66-55.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
Brady Tkachuk said to the lead official on the ice, after serving his time in the penalty box.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
The two brothers spend more time in the penalty box than most other players in the NHL.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In a zany game that featured promotions like a penalty box for fouling players, doubled point values during specific stretches of the game and a 4-point line, Team Bonds won 66-55.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 15 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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