Words similar to punishing

Example sentences for: punishing

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

It is incumbent on the House to recognise that an impeachment trial should be a way of protecting the office of president, not punishing the man."
So punishing past corporate sins is not like fining everyone who was present when an accident occurred, but when it was reported, which seems both unfair and pointless.
Then we started punishing them for the appearance of impropriety.
It would be a big mistake for Congress to respond to irate seniors by punishing the HMOs.
Pat Buchanan appeared on both CNN's Late Edition and Fox News Sunday to advocate punishing China for its human-rights violations, high trade barriers, and arms sales to rogue nations such as Iran.