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Punished in a sentence
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Punished meaning
simple past and past participle of punish
Synonyms of Punished
Using Punished
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of punish
- Useful related words include: admonished, tortured, tarred-and-feathered, penalised.
- In the example corpus, punished often appears in combinations such as: be punished, punished for, was punished.
Context around Punished
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 13 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Punished
- In this selection, "punished" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, coach and get stand out and add context to how "punished" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include should be punished and all be punished. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "punished" sits close to words such as dynasty, housed and sacked, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with punished
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As always, brown and Black congressional progressives had to be punished. (11 words)
Every time we made a mistake they punished it and punished it quickly. (13 words)
As they showed against Ireland, they make mistakes and can get punished for them. (14 words)
Alexander Isak put Newcastle in front in the first half but the Premier League side were unable to hang on for the win as Tino Livramento was punished for a harsh handball in injury time, which allowed Mbappe to equalise from the penalty spot. (44 words)
Although she apologised to Mr Kerrison for "putting him through hell" and for wasting police time and resources, Judge Mark Bury told Barr she must be punished for the "real and lasting harm" she brought on the Kerrison family. (39 words)
A controversial close to the first half saw Paul Collicutt’s men warned and then punished by Mousehole as the visitors had a goal disallowed for a tight offside call which led to uproar amongst the away supporters. (38 words)
If the sinners must be punished by the divine lights of this God, must all be punished? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Every time we made a mistake they punished it and punished it quickly.
If the sinners must be punished by the divine lights of this God, must all be punished?
A controversial close to the first half saw Paul Collicutt’s men warned and then punished by Mousehole as the visitors had a goal disallowed for a tight offside call which led to uproar amongst the away supporters.
Additionally, a 2021 ruling by Mexico's Supreme Court held that those who get the procedure shouldn't be punished in Coahuila, a state south of Texas.
A female volleyball player at Northwestern claims that her head coach punished her by singling her out for harsh drills in front of the team and coaches.
A few of our mistakes let them in the game and that’s Test rugby, they punished us for those mistakes.
After missing clear goal-scoring opportunities, Gabon were punished when the referee awarded Niger a penalty after Urie Michel Mboula fouled Abdoul Salam Boulhassane, which was perfectly connected by Aboud Moumouni.
Alexander Isak put Newcastle in front in the first half but the Premier League side were unable to hang on for the win as Tino Livramento was punished for a harsh handball in injury time, which allowed Mbappe to equalise from the penalty spot.
All corruption and price gouging deserves to be investigated and punished, of course — especially in a country where each stolen dollar weakens the war effort.
Allen felt he was as good as guaranteed a featherweight title shot if he found a way past Holloway but he was punished for a sluggish start.
Although she apologised to Mr Kerrison for "putting him through hell" and for wasting police time and resources, Judge Mark Bury told Barr she must be punished for the "real and lasting harm" she brought on the Kerrison family.
And on Saturday, Labour shared another which suggested Mr Sunak does not believe thieves should be punished.
An OCA statement said the forum had agreed that athletes “should not be punished for the actions of their governments” and “should have access to international competitions (including the Asian Games) without any form of discrimination”.
A policeman who failed to investigate a crime and then lied to colleagues to cover his tracks hasn’t been punished by the court on the basis he may lose his job.
Arthurlie manager Colin Reilly said he is looking forward to having him in his ranks, having watched his team being punished by the same player in the past.
As always, brown and Black congressional progressives had to be punished.
Asked about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi diplomatic post in Turkey in 2018, MBS said that it was unfortunate, and that those involved had been punished.
As soon as Nickmercs’ tweet started to get some traction, fans noticed several top streamers leaving comments in agreement, that cheaters should be punished.
As they showed against Ireland, they make mistakes and can get punished for them.
A stunned Bayern coach Tuchel said after the game that his side were punished by a Frankfurt team who were callous in front of goal.
Common combinations with punished
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be punished 60×
- punished for 46×
- was punished 16×
- were punished 15×
- punished by 14×
- being punished 14×
- punished in 11×
- and punished 10×
- are punished 8×
- been punished 7×