punish by

Examples (10)

• Never punish children by making them go hungry.
• The judge decided to punish the offender by imposing a hefty fine.
• In some cultures, minor offenses were traditionally punished by public shaming.
• The teacher chose to punish the disruptive student by assigning extra homework.
• He felt he should punish himself by abstaining from his favorite dessert.
• The company decided to punish the employees who leaked information by terminating their contracts.
• The ancient law stated that theft would be punished by the loss of a hand.
• She vowed to punish the person responsible by making them face the consequences of their actions.
• The school's policy is to punish bullying by suspension.
• They threatened to punish the rebels by withholding aid.