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Example sentences for: punishing

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

When I say that Batman & Robin is a punishing ordeal, I want you to know where I'm coming from.
Critics dismiss the fourth installment in the Batman series as nonsensical kitsch, a "wild, campy costume party" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). Director Joel Schumacher ( A Time to Kill ), a former window dresser, leans heavily on high-concept get-ups (villainess Uma Thurman sports a suit made from 450 Santa Claus wigs) in the apparent hope of deflecting attention from a script that "has the eerie feeling of having no beginning, no middle and no end" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). Still, his overwrought attempts to make the film fun--fast editing, crashingly loud sound effects--end up making it "a punishing ordeal" (Alex Ross, Slate).
"They show no interest in punishing him for his private feelings but a clear desire to see him pay a limited price for his deeds.
Now, Clinton appeared to be punishing them for their hubris.
Rewarding people for good outcomes and punishing them for bad ones is relatively easy when the quality of the outcomes is easy to measure.