Example sentences for: corporal

How can you use “corporal” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • When he tells his friends about his father's service in the South African army during World War II, for instance, he drops the "lance" before "corporal."

  • I do support parents who don't believe in corporal punishment--if they can raise their children well without an occasional spanking, more power to them.

  • Teachers kept problem children in line with corporal punishments that seem positively barbaric today: They tied children to whipping posts and beat them or branded students for their crimes--a "T" for thievery, a "B" for blasphemy.

  • Burka `loose woman's garment covering entire body,' for example, can also be spelled bourka, burkha, burga, burqa , or bourkha , while mahua `type of tree' can also be spelled mahwa , mohwa, mowha, mowra , or mowrah . Loanwords with five recognized spellings include: chador, chadar, chuddar, chudder, chaddar `woman's cloth head covering'; mahseer, mahsir, mahsur, mahaseer, mahasir `freshwater fish'; mali, mallee, mallie, mally, molly `member of a gardening caste'; naik, naig, naique, naigue, nayak `leader, corporal'; and tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussor, tussur `tan silk; also the silkworm producing it.

  • I abhor child abuse and feel that the abusers should be punished, but corporal discipline is different.


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