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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After the whistle, the offending player goes to the penalty box.
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The nightmares of Euro 2024 returned when Giovanni Di Lorenzo surrendered possession close to the Italian penalty box.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The walls are in play — and are frequently used to make passes that avoid defenders — while a blue card from the referee means two minutes in the penalty box, leaving one team to play shorthanded.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
As for functionality, the chronograph is good for timing the three periods of a hockey game, or tracking times in the penalty box.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The nightmares of Euro 2024 returned when Giovanni Di Lorenzo surrendered possession close to the Italian penalty box.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The walls are in play — and are frequently used to make passes that avoid defenders — while a blue card from the referee means two minutes in the penalty box, leaving one team to play shorthanded.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
As for functionality, the chronograph is good for timing the three periods of a hockey game, or tracking times in the penalty box.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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