Sentence examples for punishing from inspiring English sources

The word 'punishing' is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It means causing or inflicting punishment or suffering. Example: The judge delivered a punishing sentence to the convicted murderer.

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punishing

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Present participle of punish

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A review of 88 studies investigating the effects of corporal punishment concluded that although punishing children physically often leads to immediate compliance with parental demands, this "good behaviour" was rarely maintained in the long term as children failed to internalise moral norms and social rules.

There's got to be a way round it so maybe it is time for the FA to stand up and start punishing people for doing it".

I am not in the business of punishing or shaming because public opinion does that already".

It was another brilliant day in Yorkshire for the Tour, with constant thrills and spills - particularly over the punishing final 100km - and bumper crowds lining every hill, moor and dale.

It certainly doesn't seem to be part of a wider philosophy aimed at supporting offenders in addressing their problems, rather than punishing them for their problems.

Related: 'Stop punishing the poor': what social care wants from the government This disparity in treatment is not only unfair, it is also unwise: a textbook case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

"Sometimes they [a gang] think it will have a really detrimental effect but actually the boys are not bothered, usually it's about punishing girls directly rather than boys by proxy.

Related: 'Stop punishing the poor': what social care wants from the government Why should it be on the table?

As both sides have argued over punishing reforms – the condition of further financial assistance – the Greek economy has nosedived, reversing much of the progress it made last year when it showed the first signs of emerging out of recession.

But the suggestion that voters would respond by punishing all the major parties indiscriminately proved wide of the mark.

And Congress has a habit of siding with the copyright cartel when it comes to punishing innovation that threatens old business models.

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