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Example sentences for: spanking

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

I'm thinking of Ernst's mock Renaissance altarpiece of the Virgin spanking the Holy Infant with the artist, Breton, and I think Éluard as witnesses.
"Having another spanking, you very naughty boy."
If the Republicans drag out the impeachment process and summon him for a verbal spanking before Congress, they might well be in for an Ollie North (for a reminder of North's stellar performance before Congress, click here).
As a second-year boomer (March 1947, about six months younger than Clinton), I can testify that between the ages of 9 and 13 we were very musically adept in my whitebread, spanking new suburban neighborhood in R.I.
When a child continues to behave in a way that can cause harm to himself or to other children, a spanking can be extremely effective.