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Example sentences for: punished

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Companies that have reported blowout quarters--like Yahoo and Akamai--have been punished for no apparent reason, while other companies are trading much higher or lower on no news at all.
I abhor child abuse and feel that the abusers should be punished, but corporal discipline is different.
And those who buy stocks after 1950 are not punished at all, because the discount compensates them for the fine.
As we house shopped, we realized we were being punished for our sanctimonious attitudes and for enjoying our easy bus ride to work.
Many Republicans decided to impeach Clinton to send a message that the law must be obeyed and that the unrepentant president must be punished.