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Punitively in a sentence

Punitively | Punitive

Punitively meaning

In a punitive manner.

Synonyms of Punitively

punitorily penally

Using Punitively

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a punitive manner.
  • Useful related words include: punitorily, penally.

Context around Punitively

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Punitively

  • In this selection, "punitively" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, less, companies, acted, expensive and manage stand out and add context to how "punitively" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include have acted punitively against political and make it punitively expensive for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "punitively" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with punitively

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

If they did something egregious but didn’t really know any better, respond less punitively. (15 words)

It warned that regulations which dealt with companies punitively could encourage companies to become less critical in how they removed content. (21 words)

This back-tracking would be exacerbated by plans to punitively manage human-bear conflicts, most of which occur on the periphery of occupied habitat. (24 words)

If you make it punitively expensive for companies to acknowledge that underage users might be on their platform, they will do their level best to prevent children from accessing it. (30 words)

What is particularly worrisome is that the Bureau of Land Management appears to have acted punitively against political and religious groups they simply didn’t like. (26 words)

This back-tracking would be exacerbated by plans to punitively manage human-bear conflicts, most of which occur on the periphery of occupied habitat. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

If you make it punitively expensive for companies to acknowledge that underage users might be on their platform, they will do their level best to prevent children from accessing it.

This back-tracking would be exacerbated by plans to punitively manage human-bear conflicts, most of which occur on the periphery of occupied habitat.

If they did something egregious but didn’t really know any better, respond less punitively.

It warned that regulations which dealt with companies punitively could encourage companies to become less critical in how they removed content.

What is particularly worrisome is that the Bureau of Land Management appears to have acted punitively against political and religious groups they simply didn’t like.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "punitively" in a sentence?
An example: "If you make it punitively expensive for companies to acknowledge that underage users might be on their platform, they will do their level best to prevent children from accessing it." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "punitively" from authentic English texts.
What does "punitively" mean?
Punitively means: In a punitive manner.
What are synonyms of "punitively"?
Common synonyms of "punitively" include: punitorily, penally.
How many example sentences with "punitively" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "punitively", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.