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Example sentences for: punished

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But this caveat has a countercaveat: The prospect of future punishments gives you an incentive to investigate the corporation's history before you buy, which improves the chance that bad behavior can be uncovered while the actual perpetrators can still be punished.
It seems clear to me that this kind of intimidation should be recognized for what it is and specifically punished.
As we house shopped, we realized we were being punished for our sanctimonious attitudes and for enjoying our easy bus ride to work.
In other words, investors rewarded the companies that should have been rewarded and punished those that should have been punished.
I abhor child abuse and feel that the abusers should be punished, but corporal discipline is different.