How to Use penalty in a Sentence

penalty

noun

• Lack of privacy is one of the penalties you pay for fame.
• They allowed him to pay back the money without a penalty.
• They allowed him to pay back the money without penalty.
• The hockey player was given a penalty for holding.
• The company was given a severe penalty for the violation.
• Typically, the longer the term of the CD, the stiffer the penalty.
  — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 13 Oct. 2023
• That penalty wasn’t in effect at the time of the tragedy.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• Then he was forced to do a drive-thru penalty at the end of his first lap.
  — Michael Marot, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• When Richardson was asked why Black men bore the brunt of the penalty.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
• The court removed the IRS penalties, but the tax bill remained.
  — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
• The maximum penalty for the charge is five years in prison.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• If your bag is too heavy or large, you'll be asked to pay a $150 penalty to check it.
  — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
• They were not called for a penalty through three quarters and into part of the fourth.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• So right now, the team wouldn’t face any penalties for moving.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
• With less than 60 seconds to go, the Spirit played a long ball from the back that landed at the top of the penalty area.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
• If there are any penalties on the kickoff, the kicker will be the only one who moves.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• The size of the penalties will depend on the infringement and size of the company fined.
  — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
• That set the stage for the onside kick that was recovered by the Red Wolves, but called back by penalty.
  — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
• The two sides still went through the penalty shootout, with the Lions winning 5-4 thanks to a great save by Pedro Gallese.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
• The Rangers killed off the penalty after the Panthers had just one shot on goal during the two minutes Miller was in the box.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• That unit gets to take on a Blackhawks team that sits 22nd in the league in penalty kill percentage, per statmuse.com.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
• This carries the potential penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 28 May 2023
• The maximum penalty for each count is 48 years and a $1 million fine.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
• The Supreme Court has been reluctant to take many death penalty cases.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
• In 2021, the major issue was turnaround times and meal penalties.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
• What are penalties or fines for not using a safety belt?
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
• Instead, they would be fined a civil penalty of $1,000.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
• Then, whatever penalty comes out of this process would be added to the other fines the company has faced in the past.
  — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
• Philadelphia has adopted a bullying identity on both sides of the ball and done it without rolling up big turnover or penalty totals.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
• Naeher also produced a heroic shootout performance against Canada in the semifinals of this year’s W Gold Cup, saving three penalties and scoring her own.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024