penalty
Example Sentences
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But 16 seconds after play resumed, the Avalanche took another penalty, their sixth of seven on the night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The principal in the account — the money she has personally contributed — can also be withdrawn without penalty.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
My tax program says the $120,000 I made in 2025 is too much to take the deduction and that I have to pull it out or pay a penalty.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Calfreezy showed his team how it's done, smashing his penalty into the net, while Jack Joseph hit the bar - which set the tone for his team as they lost 4-1.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
My penalty was the long, dead walk from the frosted glass doors of the Amazon to the strawberry-marble slab of our entry on Madison Avenue.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Vocabulary lists containing penalty
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