Example sentences for: corporal

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

  • Corporal punishment 48.

  • 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.

  • Branding fell from favor in the18 th century, but students were still flogged or tied to chairs (for more on corporal punishment, click ). In the early 19 th century, school reformer Horace Mann reported that he saw 328 floggings in one school during the course of a week.

  • Nussle, by contrast, wants to punish deadbeat dads, but not abusive ones; he's a co-sponsor of the Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act, which says it's fine to smack the kids (the phrase used is "reasonable corporal discipline").

  • 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.


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