Example sentences for: punished

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

  • However, I can't let our last day of discussion pass without praising Cook for one of her neatest insights into ER and her marriage--concerning the passive-aggressive behavior by which she punished Franklin and others.

  • I would encourage a reinterpretation of the exclusionary principle to keep criminals in jail where they belong, but only if the cops and prosecutors are severely punished for their crimes as well.

  • The WP reports that an Air Force nurse was punished for criticizing the military's use of an anthrax vaccine.

  • Reversing the Economist 's previous position, the cover editorial calls for action against Microsoft: "If Microsoft has broken the law, it should be punished.

  • In other words, investors rewarded the companies that should have been rewarded and punished those that should have been punished.


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