penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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Tkachuk was sent to the penalty box for the end of Game 3, which Tampa Bay won 5-1.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
However, another fracas broke out at the end of the frame, and the Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli was sent to the penalty box for roughing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Actually sort of wondering what took ESPN so long to send Shannon Sharpe to the penalty box.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
For much of the winter, the surest way to see a Wild opponent score was to wait until a player in green and red went to the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
However, another fracas broke out at the end of the frame, and the Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli was sent to the penalty box for roughing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Actually sort of wondering what took ESPN so long to send Shannon Sharpe to the penalty box.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
For much of the winter, the surest way to see a Wild opponent score was to wait until a player in green and red went to the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penalty box
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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