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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 new Division of Petroleum Market Oversight has so far not penalized anyone, even though prices and refinery profit margins remain near the record levels set during and just after the big price spike of early last year.
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Can a homeless person be penalized for sleeping outside?
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
The resulting uncertainty is pushing American innovators to offshore markets and penalizing small businesses struggling to navigate compliance costs and conflicting rules.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Andersen’s misery was compounded when VAR penalized him for a handball in his own box, with Havertz tucking away the resulting penalty to give Germany the lead in the 53rd minute.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Can a homeless person be penalized for sleeping outside?
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
The resulting uncertainty is pushing American innovators to offshore markets and penalizing small businesses struggling to navigate compliance costs and conflicting rules.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Andersen’s misery was compounded when VAR penalized him for a handball in his own box, with Havertz tucking away the resulting penalty to give Germany the lead in the 53rd minute.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 June 2024
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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