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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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The goal is to clean up encampments, not to penalize people experiencing homelessness, Councilperson Chris Coleman, chairperson of the city's Homeless Coordinating Council, said at last week's meeting.
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Jason Clayworth, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
The logic is that if half the people on the planet are doing it, but also are penalized for it, that’s lame — harming women’s health, well-being and opportunities.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comăneci took to social media to claim that Voinea, the Romanian gymnast who lost the tiebreaker to her teammate, was incorrectly penalized by the judges for going out of bounds in her routine.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Much of it may depend on exactly how Mehta decides to penalize Google, and how difficult that penalty makes doing business.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jason Clayworth, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
The logic is that if half the people on the planet are doing it, but also are penalized for it, that’s lame — harming women’s health, well-being and opportunities.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comăneci took to social media to claim that Voinea, the Romanian gymnast who lost the tiebreaker to her teammate, was incorrectly penalized by the judges for going out of bounds in her routine.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Much of it may depend on exactly how Mehta decides to penalize Google, and how difficult that penalty makes doing business.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 6 Aug. 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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