Example sentences for: corporal

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

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

  • 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").

  • But though there's plenty of cruelty, corporal punishment has fallen from favor.

  • Those who crossed him risked corporal punishment.

  • 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.


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