Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
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The system rewards deference and penalizes the judgment oversight was designed to protect.
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Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In the first round, Roque had three points in the first two games of the series and made her presence known in a physical — and highly penalized — series against the Frost.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Higgo, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, was penalized two strokes for being late to his opening round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club on Thursday morning.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Noncompliance is penalized through environmental compensation, and this payment does not remove the obligation to reach unmet recycling or utilization targets.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
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Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In the first round, Roque had three points in the first two games of the series and made her presence known in a physical — and highly penalized — series against the Frost.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Higgo, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, was penalized two strokes for being late to his opening round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club on Thursday morning.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Noncompliance is penalized through environmental compensation, and this payment does not remove the obligation to reach unmet recycling or utilization targets.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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penalize
verb
pe·nal·ize
ˈpēn-ᵊl-ˌīz 
ˈpen-
ˈpen-
penalized; penalizing
1
: to give a penalty to
2
: to place at a disadvantage
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