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Example sentences for: penalties

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

Once the designbuild contract has been awarded, changes to owner requirements will generally incur heavy penalties to the project cost and schedule.
While more meaningful and targeted civil penalties can help to discourage many bad actors, in my view, civil sanctions aren't enough in some cases.
Three states and the District of Columbia impose tougher penalties for crimes based on political affiliation.
There's some real danger that cosmetic reforms at the state level--more programs, no results--will be enough to stave off penalties under the new law.
This also benefits taxpayers, because the amount of penalties and interest added to taxpayer accounts is reduced when assessments are more timely.