Collocations for "punished"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "punished" in context.

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punish

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
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  1. punish [students, your children, offenders]
  2. punished for [being late, not doing their homework, insolence, cheating]
  3. punished for your [actions, behavior, mistakes, sins]
  4. [severely, lightly, heavily] punished
  5. punished by [the teacher, the principal, their tutor]
  6. punished by [imprisonment, death, hanging, a heavy fine]
  7. punished [by, with] [imprisonment]
  8. [thieves, trespassers, pickpockets] will be punished
  9. punished to [set, give] an example
  10. punish [theft, fare dodging, pickpocketing, protests]
  11. punishes your [tires, engine, car]
  12. punishes your [body, strength, willpower]
  13. a [marathon, mountain climb, cross-country run] punishes your [body]
  14. punished [in the ring, by the other team, her opponent]
  15. UK: punish [the bottle, whisky, beer]
'punished' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
birch - conduct - curfew - deserve - drunk - gross - heavily - hence - judge - lash - mimic - mischievous - muck - naughty - ought - parent - part - plague - principal - punish - scourge - whip

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