| 单词 | punish |
| 例句 | This made her cry out in anger and run back to their place by the hills, so that she might catch Goat and her children and punish them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when they were together, he tried to tell her of what he felt, how the Lord would punish them for the sin they were committing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z If she was willing to punish a child for her husband’s sins, would she be any less willing to punish me if she knew that I was where she wanted to be with Kevin? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you even going to punish me?” he inquired with querulous surprise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Would she really do that if she were trying to punish him-or deny him his one birthday wish? Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Therefore you expected to be punished if you were caught.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, even they would have to punish her if she was tardy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If they punish you in the morning, they know you’ll be taking care of those cows very well for the day. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re punishing a child because he wants Jesus’s body and Jesus’s blood? Why shouldn’t he have those things? Of course he should have them.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As a child he had often thought of killing himself, but those were sentimental reveries born of a wish to punish his father and mother and other enemies. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She was being mocked, or she was being punished—she did not know which was worse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the slave years any attempt at literacy among Negroes was severely punished. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he only meant to punish her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The Commandant will punish her for it. And you. And the physician.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Mr. Mwila,” he said—and Lucy practically swooned—“it isn’t fair. Why should we all be punished because someone”—he looked at Ant—“threw the first spitball?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In that week, Laila came to believe that of all the hardships a person had to face none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I never heard anything so abominable. How shall we punish him for such a speech?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Afterward, I asked why the man hadn’t been punished. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The men who had left his body in the street like some awesome declaration of their inviolable power would never be punished. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Jaime got used to standing in for Nicolas, and it seemed perfectly normal to him to be punished instead of his brother, to do his homework and cover up his lies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you want to be punished for something you didn’t do, I guess I could keep quiet...though I don’t like it.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He had forgotten—if he had ever known—that he punished because he wished he could be loved as Aron was loved. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Violet is mean enough and good looking enough to think that even without hips or youth she could punish Joe by getting herself a boyfriend and letting him visit in her own house. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please don’t punish J.T. the same as me, Your Honor. I brung a lot of shame on him, but I’m the only one here in this room is to blame.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “You have been hosts to gods,” they said, “and you shall have your reward. This wicked country which despises the poor stranger will be bitterly punished, but not you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, I thought he couldn’t help but sometimes punish us with the same notions and language that daily confronted him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If she is found out, she can be punished by Met Bong. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Do the Americans punish their children by making them sit on a punishment chair, the way my parents once did? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “I see we have social contamination of the worst order here. The aristocrat has turned this boy into his lackey. And thus, it is the lackey who should be punished.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He feels the wetness and the stickiness around his legs, and the odor tells him that his mother will punish him with the spanking and the corner for making in his pants. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, sir. But I don’t know how to answer it. I never said you couldn’t punish me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But once the truth was accepted, and recognized, he lived in light, and whoever would then go against it would be punished by Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see behind his eyes, the intent to punish me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you and Mom say something? Or punish me?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Boots tromped by outside the cage, heavy and thudding, as if the wights sought to punish the very ground they walked upon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Ferula found out what had happened, she told him acidly, “That’s what you get for spending Mama’s medicine money on your private little whims. God punished you.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Steven, nobody wants to punish you, but we need to get to the bottom of this drastic change in your attitude and habits, and we need a commitment from you to do your work. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not call me the next day, or the day after, to talk about my report card, to decide how I would be punished. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He may punish it himself, but resents it if anyone else punishes it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wanted to get out of working in the store, he wouldn’t show up after school until almost dark, and Tateh would scold and punish him by making him work even longer hours. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, he demanded it, yet he despised her for it and punished her in secret ways. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those of you who resisted us will be tried and punished according to your crimes.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I feel like I’m being punished for wanting to be happy,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Her mother glanced nervously into the living room; Richie would punish Mouse if he knew. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It dwarfed the bamboo cane the teacher in Chungking had used to punish Four Hands whenever he stole a trifle from another. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “As if he hadn’t suffered, or been punished enough. And for what? For being alive, I guess.” How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can all plague and punish one another. Tease him—laugh at him. Intimate as you are, you must know how it is to be done.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Up above, clouds will billow out of nowhere into dark monstrosities, pregnant with malevolent intent, and a clear blue sky is like a magnifying glass for a punishing sun. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In short, I was certain God was punishing me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “What are you going to do to punish me?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The girls did have the security of knowing that they would not be punished without cause. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He ordered the hens’ rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It struck Dell as ironic that there were kids who didn't go to school, and they would be punished for not attending with the threat of being kicked out altogether. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Worse luck, he told her, for she badly needed punishing. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She even wished that her parents would punish her for what she had done. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “Every sinner must be punished in a manner befitting his sin!” the cleric repeated into the mike, lowering his voice, enunciating each word slowly, dramatically. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Not long after his marriage, a misunderstanding took place between himself and Master Hugh; and as a means of punishing his brother, he took me from him to live with himself at St. Michael’s. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z The record shows that people who were indentured servants were often treated harshly and could be severely punished for breaking the agreement. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead of focusing exclusively on punishing bad behavior, staff now track and reward good behavior. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Gosh. Do you think God punished her because she was so mean?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “You always said that dishonesty was punished eventually, so I didn’t want to keep it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Why should he be punished? I’m the one who ate the money.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Because a mouse is not a king’s man here to punish me for making soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Everyone around the table begins shouting at once—"What? What happens next? What happened with Michelangelo? Did he punish you? Did he attack you? What about Hubert? And the children? And the dog? What happens!?!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I had gone into the theatre fearful of being discovered and punished for writing down the play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it would get me out of this Godawful place where people punished you for helping them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to be punished. Things could be worse, you know.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Maybe if I weren't an atheist, God wouldn't have punished me by having one of the most popular girls in school walk into Photo Drive-Up at the very moment my picture was being taken. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “And if you eat one,” I whispered, “you might be punished like they were punished.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Doesn’t there seem to be a God managing things, punishing, rewarding?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “As I told you, Percy, I have been punished. Cursed, you might say.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In Treasure Island, the black spot meant you were guilty of something and would be fully punished. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Cursed girl. Shall we find her and punish her?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Listen, and accept. He lives, so far. I don’t know how your father will punish him for his crime.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Because clearly we’d done something we were not supposed to do, and we knew we were going to be punished. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Rishi tried to catch Dimple’s eye, but she kept shoveling in French fry after French fry like she was punishing them with her teeth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At times I would decide I was going to punish her by feigning indifference, but after a few days I gave up because she seemed more relaxed when I ignored her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Capitol has not killed or even punished him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z An age when crime was a fact of life, and entire industries were based on apprehending, trying, and punishing criminals. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Why am I always the one being punished? The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But though Tehlu listened to her wise words with his ears, he told her that mankind was wicked, and the wicked should be punished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then a crazy thought hit me—was he punishing me for stealing even though he didn't even know? Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The placard above it read: “No Northern hemp shall help to punish our felony.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I cannot and will not punish the creatures of this jungle for being true to their own nature.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It almost feels good, knowing that my mom can still punish me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “She comes in with the attitude that we are going to cut his nuts off—basically, this isn’t a time for crying, this is a time to make sure he’s punished for what he did.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For example, to punish one slave he'gagged him; locked his hands together; rubbed him with molasses Sc exposed him naked to the flies all day, and to the mosquitoes all night.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Any failure of duty on their part was liable to be punished by demotion and loss of privileges. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can I punish them when I do not know who they are?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She said she wasn’t going to cover for him at school, but she wouldn’t punish him either. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Their office was to pursue and punish sinners. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh...you have no idea. He was too proud to make the proper sacrifices to Poseidon, so the gods punished me for his arrogance.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As she hurried to the door, she heard the sheriff say, "The law will punish Sam. And God will punish you." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I looked at the cross and then bowed my head, suddenly afraid that God might punish me for poking around in His business. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z How could I punish you, and how far would I get before you caught me? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘I have thought of something better than that. Something to shut your mouth, and punish you properly for listening. You shall go away with Mr. Frodo!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She fed him, clothed him, gave him orders, punished him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Worried for me she adds, ‘Do not punish yourself for having to give up our culture in order to “make it” as you say. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, do you want to confess then? It might be better than being punished.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If it were one of them being punished, she wouldn’t just accept it and go about her day. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Dasch, sentenced to thirty years, gasped out his fears that his family in Germany would be punished." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Doc hit him again, a cold calculated punishing punch in the mouth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an act of impulsive frivolity and rebellion for which he knew afterward he would be punished severely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But you don’t understand. They’re going to punish me, beat me.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you never remember, you never grow old. Innocence keeps you ageless and blameless. People are rarely punished for deeds they cannot recall.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Breedlove considered herself an upright and Christian woman, burdened with a no-count man, whom God wanted her to punish. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And if she could, punish the people responsible. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If they suffered, they begged for God’s mercy, for surely God was punishing them. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z "It is a king's duty to punish the disloyal and reward those who are true. Grand Maester Pycelle, I command you to read my decrees." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Other times it felt like an anvil, as if the river god Achelous was sending out bad thoughts, trying to punish her for taking his horn. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was afraid he was going to go out into the bitter cold, that telling her his past had now forced him to punish himself in some way. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Which was fine and dandy for her, I guess, if she wasn’t going to get punished for it! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I had done something terribly wrong and that I should wait for her to arrive and punish me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was thinking, Now Fm gonna be picking cotton, since that’s how they punished juveniles—they put you in a school out in the country where they made you do field work during the day. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z That is a good thing, now, for a man to leave a son behind him, like the son who punished Aigisthos for the murder of his great father. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Prometheus had stolen the fire because he wanted to help the people he had created, yet he was still punished. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The villagers punished her for acting as if she could have a private life, secret and apart from them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe to punish him,” repeated Neeley not knowing what else to answer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to show them that we were not everyday criminals but political prisoners being punished for our beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “How would I know? Ask her septon. When your father burned our castle, she decided the gods were punishing us. Now all she does is pray.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Papa said, “This is what we call above-board legal threats against our community that if we proceed to exercise our legal civil rights, they are going to punish us.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You are not being punished. You may do whatever you wish.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I’ll never forget him shouting at us, “You are punished! No food for either of you! No food today, tomorrow, and the day after that!” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z To punish him for Gaia waking is -’ he wanted to say stupid, but he caught himself - ‘unwise.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Against my will, I have been taken prisoner, and feel like I’m being punished for a crime I did not commit. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Adam complained, “You never punished him, you let him live his life, you praised him, you did not haze him, and now you let him stay out of the army.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s no one to fret, no one to condemn, no one to bless me for being a good girl, no one to punish me for being wicked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He doesn’t even have work to keep him busy, so he stews and stresses and goes for long, punishing runs until he has the satisfaction of blisters. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He should be so punished, they declared, that no man to come, hearing what this man had suffered, would dare ever again to insult them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My time in the arena made me realize how I needed to stop punishing her for something she couldn’t help, specifically the crushing depression she fell into after my father’s death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’ll be punished severely—perhaps a brand on your face or maybe the removal of a finger or toe. I have not yet decided.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Are my biochips punishing me for trying to reveal the truth? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I was only told they were being confined. Why are they being punished?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “O aunt! have pity! Forgive me! I cannot endure it—let me be punished some other way! I shall be killed if—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To punish him, Poseidon had made Pasiphaë fall madly in love with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In turn, Dallas and Florida had come to think of most adults as trouble grown-ups, for that had been their experience, that most grown-ups they’d encountered were short-tempered, impatient, and quick to punish. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Stop, he begged, or God will send another earthquake to punish us all. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was picking people at random now in his fury, punishing innocent people for the dead man’s effrontery. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z At the happy ending of The Tempest, Prospero brings the king back together with his son, and finds Miranda’s true love, and punishes the bad duke, and frees Ariel, and becomes a duke himself again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He stated that Leah was a shameful and inadequate vessel for God’s will, and that was why he would no longer even stoop to punishing her when she needed it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One day when Orion was drunk he insulted the maiden, and Oenopion appealed to Dionysus to punish him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dionysus will be severely cranky with you for having delayed our voyage. He will punish all of us. Didn’t you notice the girls falling into the wine god’s madness?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, but it wasn't the punishing heat of summer or late spring. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “What if there really is a God and because I don't believe, he’s punishing me, and now Jesus will let Sir Fig Newton die?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “But what if the theater decides to punish him?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “She had to punish someone, and she didn’t want to upset the other kids,” Lori said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z El Jefe’s son, Trujillo Junior, says he will not rest until he has punished every man, woman, and child associated with the assassination of his father. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z That had been an hour and a half ago, and she suspected, accurately, that Mr. Wrigley was holding her room for last, to punish her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It is all right” said the Wart again, disgusted by the fuss, but fate was bent on punishing him, and the old lady was inexorable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I would quietly but persistently punish myself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya thought it was unfair to close a road for safety and then punish people who trespassed on it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z God remembered that she had said that she didn’t believe in Him and He’d punish her by taking Mama as He had taken Papa. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Police and prosecutors had found out that Darnell was talking to us and they decided to punish him for it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Was there really a God after all, and did He punish people on Earth? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I want to hear you’re training hard, Potter, or I may change my mind about punishing you.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I will be the High King, and when I am, I will punish any who inconvenienced me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of .punishing me again. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “It has never happened like this before. He has never punished her like this before,” Mama said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Unlike Auntie Fatmata, my new mama and papa didn’t use a switch to punish me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He will be yours to punish or to love, as you choose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “To punish her, scare her. To make her see what could happen if she didn’t...if she tried to leave me.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In February of that year, while passing out tests, the teacher had pulled back the girls hijab and said, “I hope God punishes you. No, I’m sorry, I hope Allah punishes you.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Worse yet, every Englishman who hammered This illustration showing the tools used to punish and torture slaves appeared in Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The clock was always punishing, but feeling like I was closer to unraveling the knots made time seem to stop entirely on Tuesday. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Gone in a moment. Ended. In the years that followed, pursuit of knowledge was punished. All science and inquiry were dead. Which brings us to you,” he told the delegates. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Transvaal Law Society was an extremely conservative organization, and they were seeking to punish me at a time when they assumed I would be unable to defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For various practical reasons, principally to do with the long, punishing winters of northern New England, there are only so many available months to hike the trail each year. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But it’s Alan who punishes, who makes me being darker than my brother a crime. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He felt like a father who has punished his children too severely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I knew I was standing in front of Dante, looking at his puffed up, punished face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They were determined, however, to get him back and punish him as he deserved. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Benton thought of running away that afternoon, of never going home to be punished. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Why me? You trying to punish me for what I told you yesterday?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They found her living in great misery and so they looked for Sidero, to punish her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But when these men heard how cruelly the Town was to be punished, they swore it would never be paid for. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next room Granny lay ill and under the day and night care of a doctor and I knew that I would be punished if I did not obey. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew right then he could probably stay out there all day and no one would punish him for it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Their argument was that when he competed in Yugoslavia, he violated the trade sanctions purely as a political act against the United States, and he was now being punished for it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "I don't want an apology. I want him to be punished. I want it to never happen again. To anyone." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He wrote: “Distraction during the appearance of the stimulus is always punished with the prolongation of the process,” notes a biography published by the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour in the Netherlands. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "But Ivy will be punished for it. As she should be. Meddling in our business and making things more difficult." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Usually no one was charged, no one was arrested, no one was punished. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "Violations will be punished by imprisonment or by death!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Surely — surely—they weren’t about to be punished? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Only upon reaching that one-hundredth verse do you finally understand you are being punished for the sin of insolence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Paper airplanes, loud belches, high-pitched, ghostly moans followed by stifled giggles—it drives Mr. Curran mad that he cannot pick out one boy to punish for all this. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As a bureau report would put it, Hale “dominated local politics and seemingly could not be punished.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ophie wasn’t a bad person, she listened to her elders and helped out and did as she was told, and yet it felt like she was being punished. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Barely ten minutes would go by before they were faced with another series of rapids, which meant another punishing portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He could not punish me now without risking his authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my dear boy, we’re not going to punish you for a little thing like that!” cried Fudge, waving his crumpet impatiently. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t be afraid, Jane, I saw it was an accident; you shall not be punished.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Wooden filing cabinets stood around the walls; from their labels, Harry could see that they contained details of every pupil Filch had ever punished. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Though he had killed a black girl and a white girl, he knew that it would be for the death of the white girl that he would be punished. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Jason, bent upon punishing this wickedness, turned to Medea for the help which had never failed him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How long are you going to punish me as a result of it? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Adam thought how a man doing an ugly or a brutal thing has hurt himself and must punish someone for the hurt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He moved a little, and his head didn’t punish him for it, so he moved a little more and sat up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was no moon, and the stars looked sparse and adrift in the punished sky. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And that's because the double agent Cherkashin was running inside the highest ranks of the CIA was far more valuable to him than punishing a single renegade KGB colonel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see how they could find Sam guilty—he’d fought for three years, he’d risked his life, how could they decide to punish him for something he hadn’t done? My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were God, I would punish bad people too. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If the teachers were allowing that to turn up on the official report, it was obvious they didn’t intend to punish anyone for the nasty little skirmish in the battleroom. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z “They punished you with a curse?” asked Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She still punishes me for the early years. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not. Are you feeling like punishing me?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And he gets punished very, very badly indeed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Ellen knew that she favored her youngest son, that she overlooked shortcomings in Jethro for which her older children had been punished. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But Anatole said suddenly, “Don’t expect God’s protection in places beyond God’s dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I’m warning you. When things go badly, you will blame yourself.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was what you told me about how you were punished in foster care a story too?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He also said that the teacher told Curtis and me that we were being punished. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “There is a way she can be punished right here, and we can go home afterward.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Frantically, he tried to be nice to Lucia, but the family were punishing him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you mean,” he inquired slowly, “when you said we couldn’t punish you ?” “When, sir?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “And I need you to understand that we make rules for a reason, not to punish you.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The entire team was punished heavily, too—knocked down to the bottom of the rankings and stripped of their top two players. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even when he was punched with punishing blows or was kicked to the floor, he kept a positive attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A great uproar was raised, but he was unsuspected; while Dub, an awkward blunderer who was always getting caught, was punished for Buck’s misdeed. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Reports showed that at the behest of contractors, inmates were sometimes punished for poor work and that some contractors were even allowed to brandish the whip. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry wasn’t punished. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But when you hit a piece of cardboard with a stick it makes a loud noise, and sure enough when I was called up to be punished—Smack! Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “More will die unless the murderers are punished.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She pushes open the kitchen door and Francis is not-so-casually hanging out by the staircase, trying to stay in the know but also keep back so he doesn’t have to shame or punish a Decker. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The surprised look in the young maid's eyes confirmed my suspicion that I had done something I would get punished for if caught, so I added, "Don't tell, Gladys, okay?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But if someone had done something really evil—like spread cholera, for instance—wouldn’t that person be punished? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They murmured that if he were a good shaman right and true, the spirits wouldn’t be punishing us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z You must listen carefully, because the rules are to be kept and any breaking of them will be punished.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “So the emperor was angry and probably wanted to punish her, right?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was supposed to be sitting in a lightweight, state-of-the-art canoe, but that had been abandoned during the punishing journey to get here—along with many of their supplies, including much of their food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z All she wanted, she said, was for the men who did this to her family to be punished. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To punish Haymitch, who, of all the people in this rotting world, has turned Peeta and me into pieces in his Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Each day, the sun grew hotter and more punishing, too hot for June, and the fence seemed to get longer and longer, like a living thing snaking out across the prairie. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The car riders were once again running, panic-stricken, through the punishing gusts of wind. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sure to be caught and punished. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had Fudge been waiting for him at the Leaky Cauldron, if not to punish him for what he’d done? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I went to Mama, and she must have believed me, because Addison got punished, and I got the shoes back. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry moved across to read it and saw that Umbridge had written, “To be punished.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Dobby had to punish himself, sir,” said the elf, who had gone slightly cross-eyed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “There is the possibility that he would have to pay twice for the same lute. There is no justice in that. It would be punishing him twice for the same thing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I'd punish my face as if I were a cop roughing up a suspect for a confession. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The principal punished him by making him ineligible for athletic and social activities. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z When her father remarried, she’d gone to live with him and her stepmother, who was harsh and punishing. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When Nyla finally retrieves the shuttle, it will be to come for us, and by that time she and the Collective will have already punished Javier. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Her rejection enraged him, and he would use any excuse to punish us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I will punish you very severely if you disobey these instructions. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who introduced my innocent being to that den of a bar. Actually, it’s all the fault of that dreadful girl, Myrna. She must be punished for her misdeeds.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The regions to the left, she said, were ruled over by stern Rhadamanthus, also a son of Europa, who punished the wicked for their misdeeds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew their evil purpose and she knew too how she would punish them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are already punished and have to dig this bomb shelter, so how much worse can they make it for you?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And Sarai had become the weapon Minya wanted her to be, and punished humans in the only way she could: through their dreams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A general, or even a colonel, had the right to punish a soldier caught selling his arms, and also anyone who tempted him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Did my presence make her feel so insecure that she felt she had to punish me in front of the pupils to impress them? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He will suffer for his failure, probably lose his life, but not before he sees me punished. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The question was, who would they punish, us or Mamá? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z So at the same time she felt guilty, and as if she was about to be punished. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Will he punish me if tell the truth? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That the guilty and only the guilty is caught and punished? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s the reason I wasn’t punished for my fire illusion? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z What worried me was that maybe God would punish him by getting him bayonetted by a Lobsterback. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Which was okay with Matt, except that Furball wasn’t punished for his crimes either. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t done this since he was a little, little kid, so long ago it had been his father who’d punished him for it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Anyone, even of their own number, who had harmed it would have been severely punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This was to carry vengeance beyond the ordinance of the gods, beyond the law of right; it was to punish the dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh great, so you’re going to punish me for being honest by not going?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She pointed her quivering finger in their direction and whispered, "God will punish you!" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Thank Trujillo for punishing “But what harm can a little letter do?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when I’m punished and I’m convinced she doesn’t love me anymore, she still kisses me on the cheek. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Deliberately he punished his body, strained his endurance, tested his capacity for strenuousness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I actually thought for a moment that we could cast spells, could turn people into frogs or rabbits, to punish the evil and reward the good. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The Greeks went mad with victory the night they entered the city; they forgot what was due to the gods; and on their voyage home they were terribly punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "It would be easier to educate a boiled cabbage! Prepare to be punished, Your Lordship!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z In the televised debates between party leaders ahead of the 2010 elections in the UK, incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown made the mistake of choosing the wrong tense, and was punished for it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I had left the tribe, and had broken something inside all of us, and I was now being punished for that. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Always carrying his gun, he went on grueling horseback rides and punishing hikes through the woods and fields, keeping a lookout for wildlife specimens to add to his collection. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She never rewarded them and she punished an offender only twice before she removed her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The odor of the escaping gases, which at first seemed almost totally punishing, soon diminished through familiarity. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But what I really think was that she figured that if she made a big deal about me, she’d also have to punish Pet Number Three. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yet it rankled, to sit here and make a mummer's show of justice by punishing the sorry likes of Janos Slynt and Allar Deem, while his sister continued on her savage course. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s safer to cover up than to risk being punished,” Dayah says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But the new game she had invented of punishing one or both of them each time they were beastly to her made her life more or less bearable. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember being punished— sent to my room without dinner, deprived of this or that, firm scoldings. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If a man’s been horsewhipping himself for two years, it seemed to me like not even God would want to punish him anymore. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A common boy was kept in the castle to be punished in his place. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z If a black person violated the accepted code of behavior, whether by talking back to a bus driver or daring to try to vote, he knew he might well be punished, perhaps by death. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z No need to punish her in jail by waiting. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z "And how do you punish kids who break your rules?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But this will never happen while political organizations retain the slightest power to reward or to punish. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought, If the world will not stir itself to punish the wicked. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “To punish her He made her walk in sand for forty years. And she returned to her king, the Lord, and He loved her and sent her David!” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z What else can you do to punish me? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeus was punishing the whole camp because of me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I could only think of some immortal who had suddenly woken one morning to find himself in a man’s body and realized he was being punished. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like a punishment. The first night. That guy. The hacker. It was like I was being punished for even trying. That . . . he . . .” Now the color was coming back into her face. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father did not punish her any more. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Who knew how the old man might punish Maria if he had his fun spoiled now? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall enjoy punishing you when we return to Derbyshire Farms. I am master there now, you know. My father died suddenly—not long after you ran off.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But out here Prim, my mother, Gale, the people of District 12, everyone I care about back home could be punished if I can't pull off the girl-drivencrazy-by-love scenario Haymitch has suggested. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Something about my father. And mother. So I think his death was my doing. God was punishing me. “By killing His priest? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We were being punished while Joana’s family lived comfortably in Germany. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He felt good about punishing her, but he was also watchful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “How could you be so impolite? You didn’t even answer him. You know what this means, don’t you? I’m afraid you’ll have to be punished. What do you have to say for yourself?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "Punish them? But you wouldn't punish them for a peaceful march." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If I do something wrong, can he punish me? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Shin realized his brother was in trouble and that he would probably be punished when guards caught up with him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I told you not to call her ‘Mudblood’!” snarled Harry, but the elf was already punishing himself: He fell to the ground and banged his forehead on the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We had trespassed too—been where we didn’t belong, and we were being punished for it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Constrained by its punishing climate, poor soil, and lack of protein, these scientists argue, large-scale societies have never existed—can never exist—in the river basin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “He’ll be killed by the gladiators, then. And everyone concerned with letting him escape is to be punished.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At first, when I feel the heat behind my eyes, I think he’s found a way to set me on fire, to punish me for what I’ve done, but no—I’m about to cry. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then he brings a punishing bass down on our heads. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Matt stared out the window, punishing her for abandoning him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Commandant will want the scrub for her morning bath. I don’t want to be punished for being late.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They worried about me, guided me, and punished me, all in a spirit of loving fairness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If anything, I agree with Frypan, I guess. Why punish a guy for saving someone’s life?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “No, sir, that was Colonel Korn. I intend to punish him severely, too.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Matt turned them all to the wall, to punish them for not being real, and went to his own room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another time when the boat he was in was tossed about by the waves he told the waters that he would punish them if they did not grow calm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Nixon'd bring back the cane just to punish my lack of originality. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When he came to the part about men who failed to do their duty being punished by instant death, it embarrassed him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher was very angry with Grub for fighting and punished him. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “So that child gets punished for his family’s wrong?”I can easily imagine my mom shaking her head in the way that she does, lips pressed together. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They were in close, shoulder to shoulder, and Billy was again throwing punishing hits to the body, hearing Vegas grunt from the force of the blows. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We fight in whispers or well out of the way, because if we’re caught we will both be punished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Anger. There are ways among bears of turning away our anger with each other, but I was out of my own control. So I killed him and I was justly punished.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A part of every school day was set aside for punishing troublemakers, and I was often one of them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess Mrs. Robertson just couldn’t leave this earth until she knew Caroles killers had been caught and punished. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Thus he would punish the greedy, the petty, the prejudiced, the normal, the unkind. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Believe me, all the guilty parties will be found and punished accordingly,” the judge continued, her voice overpowering everything. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Whites punished under the new legislation were merely hung, not put on display. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Blood flowed from the tree when he struck it and a voice came from within warning him that Ceres would surely punish his crime. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But in books, the villains—like Mrs. Winstead—are always punished. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Governor had said he was going to punish the people for standing against him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But what had the humans known of Mesarthim power besides how it could be used to punish and oppress, terrify and control? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "My mother will punish him for his behavior. He's young and doesn't know any better." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Amá punishes me for one or two weeks, depending on how severe my behavior is, and then, a few months later, it happens again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Chucha always had a voodoo job going, some spell she was casting or spirit she was courting or enemy she was punishing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z —We shouldn’t be alarmed to see him or one of his staff whip some of us, for such was the rule of the school—to punish those who broke school rules. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He wants to punch something, beat someone’s face in, punish the men who have done this. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “When didn’t you say we couldn’t punish you? Don’t you understand my question ?” “No, sir. I don’t understand.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It takes about six kicks to open the door of the general store and tho there clearly ain’t no one here at all, I still look round expecting to be punished. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They sprinted one day and rowed long, punishing ten- or twelve-mile marathons the next. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And Marigold knew—she’d been told her whole life—that if you did something wrong, you should be punished for it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z One person wrote, If this case is not reopened and the guilty punished, I shall laugh at the word “justice.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the early years, Lynds was allowed to punish as he saw fit, and a whispered word, a look askance—the slightest infraction— was grounds for a whipping. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You eat and are punished in the same bite. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The powers of darkness would requite it, too, my mother’s parting curse would call hell’s furies to punish me, along with the scorn of men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And when she delicately sensed the near approach of insane, punishing rage, she sat in his lap and soothed him and made him believe for a moment in her innocence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For a while I was punished for being so uppity that I wouldn’t speak; and then came the thrashings, given by any relative who felt himself offended. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor would she punish slaves for rising up against their masters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m tired of being punished all the time for books and a uniform I may never have.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not interested in starving, killing, slashing, depriving, maiming or punishing myself. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, Julius! It was very wrong of us. It was a trick, to—to punish you for falling asleep. We took him....” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She was a tall, elegant woman who had a way of talking to pupils that made you feel good about yourself even if you were being punished. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The punished swell returned to black and rolled on indifferently. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited to hear how I would be punished. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He drew it in rage, evilly, exaggerating the difficulties of communication, as if to punish himself for the absolute lack of sense with which he had chosen the place. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He assumes that the seller has some information about the car that he, the buyer, does not have—and the seller is punished for this assumed information. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But she didn’t punish the other boy for being cruel. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “While some parents hit their children, mine also punished me with dancing lessons.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Being punished for something you did not do. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The pig was punishing me for trying to defy him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Might Mr. Nixon be banking on us doing his job punishing the ringleaders ourselves? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Further south, towards the Mediterranean basin, you might have seen a seaman being punished for gambling, under a law of Richard Coeur de Lion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “They treat dogs better than that. They don’t punish criminals, but they beat up these poor folks. Why? Why?” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Their trainers used large steel hooks to pull the beasts one way or the other, to prod or punish them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And your mind will punish you for believing both. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “What exactly are you doing to make sure whoever did this is punished?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Poseidon was greatly angered and punished the people by sending a disastrous flood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wrong for anyone, whether they were students or guardians, to punish him for it, or put pressure on him in any way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t help herself thinking that my arrival was part of some settling of accounts, that Milton had been punished and that her punishment was just beginning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Just what the hell did you mean ?” “I didn’t say you couldn’t punish me, sir.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The fighting was so intense during the months at Voronezh that sometimes there wasn’t even time to punish people when they disobeyed the rules. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In Cambodia, if the father is busy with work and the mother is busy with babies and shopping, the responsibility of disciplining and punishing the younger siblings often falls on the oldest child. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All of Holland is being punished for the workers’ strikes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It's not that I was scared of being punished or getting in trouble with my mom. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z True, she did not turn him into a warthog, but just the same she was punishing him, although for what he could not say. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “The Tribe of Ham has already been punished,” Pastor Tom started in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Insolent words uttered in the arrogant consciousness of power were always heard in heaven and always punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The jurors were willing to punish the men for killing an American Indian, but they would not hang them for it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Correctional officers had the power to punish young inmates by adding time to their sentences, with the result that California juveniles were locked up almost three times longer than the national average. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z You got punished if you were caught out of bed after lights-out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no thundering of hoofbeats, no racing to catch and punish us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z God said this: From this moment on, He will punish horribly anybody who torments a bum who has no connections! Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Less and less did society target the criminal’s body; rather, what we wanted to punish was his mind. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I’m punished like this, Amá doesn’t even let me go to the library, which I think is the cruelest kind of torture. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I have always favored a more active, militant style of protest such as work strikes, go-slow strikes, or refusing to clean up; actions that punished the authorities, not ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They shouldn’t be punished because of the others. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The soprano screak of carriage wheels punished my ear. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Either that, or he could invent a Slap-Leo-in-the-Face machine to punish himself, though he doubted it would hurt as badly as the look Annabeth was giving him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was an example of how policies and norms once directed exclusively at controlling and punishing the black population have filtered their way into our general criminal justice system. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even if you said you had to go to the lavatory, that was not accepted as an excuse and they punished you just the same. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must not say this about your father. He is a good man. I acted without his permission, and I deserve to be punished.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The god won, of course, and punished Marsyas by flaying him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All Thebes was exulting that the man who had brought war upon them should be thus terribly punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We were so angry with the prisoners that we didn’t shoot them but, rather, decided to punish them severely. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "But I feel bad punishing a good Christian woman who is too stupid to know where her husband was." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Later, while the other children played soccer, the aunties punished us by putting us to work feeding and bathing the babies. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “They say God’s so great,” said Francie scornfully, “and knows everything and can do everything. If He’s so great, why didn’t He help Papa instead of punishing him like you said?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about all the other ways Ollie Mae could punish me—no playing outside, extra chores, or a discussion about how what I did was wrong. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But there would be little time for retrospection over the next few weeks, for the briefing schedule for the three delegates was punishing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To the horrified spectators Laocoön had been punished for opposing the entry of the horse which most certainly no one else would now do. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The punishing wind fought them every step of the way. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they are clearly punishing me,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “You may rest assured that she will be punished,” Mr. Crouch added coldly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The infant country, not even fifty years old, was thinking hard at the time about better ways to punish its criminals. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If Hoppy wants to do anything to you he calls you to the front of the room to punish you before three classes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The reason for inflicting this torture was not only to punish Prometheus, but also to force him to disclose a secret very important to the lord of Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The undersized high-heel slippers were punishing her tired feet that looked like bunions all over. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes they even killed a member of my community to punish him or her for being what they called “uppity.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As Buck sprang to punish him, the lash of François’s whip sang through the air, reaching the culprit first; and nothing remained to Buck but to recover the bone. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that Prometheus was punished for his theft by being chained forever to a rock where an eagle came to eat his liver, which grew back every day. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Are you mad? My father already suspects I had something to do with it! If he found out what we did, I’d be dreadfully punished! He’d beat me, for sure!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The past ruler had taxed them heavily and punished them harshly, and they had no hope for better. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “We hope the state will focus more on preparing him for the world beyond incarceration than on punishing him.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He had not given 19 hie mistress because be was afraid of being punished by some sort of Holy Bogy, but he had been confronted by two people whom he loved. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a proper way to behave. You do this and that, so the gods do not punish you,” said Amah as she fastened my frog clasps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Boston Corbett was never punished for shooting Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The ancient tyrant Mezentius of Etruria, punishing his enemies, bound each living prisoner to a corpse and left them thus, shackled face to face, until the corruption of the dead involved the living. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I was so small and thin, and my hair was so shaggy, I could pass for a girl; I knew I would be severely punished if I were discovered. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z People came to be punished for having unusual ideas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is a boy who was waiting to be punished. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If God really was in the punishing game, why doesn’t he send lightning down on the whole danged County Council of Defense?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Brynhild, a Valkyrie, has disobeyed Odin and is punished by being put to sleep until some man shall wake her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just an accident, Mrs. Gordon. He was frightened the first time. But don’t blame him or punish him. I wouldn’t want him to connect punishment with coming here.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They confessed to all sorts of creative sins, and Jorge was so pleased that he hardly ever punished them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the belly slither of angry snakes coming up from the sheltered ground of their own accord to punish us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was asked to leave Auburn a year later, following the death of an inmate whom he had punished for feigning illness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he knew that in some places—it had been true, too, in Matty’s old place—people were punished in terrible ways. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z What if, deep down, Citra had accepted the apprenticeship with Scythe Faraday to punish herself for the crime only she cared about. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The cold air punished my lungs and sinuses to a visionary clearness. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I am sorry, but my heart says to me I must try to stop these things before they are done, not wait and punish later.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z God grants us long enough lives to punish ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the air of a doctor, a teacher, even a priest, anxious to explain and persuade rather than to punish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, the gods punished him in the afterlife,” Tantalus croaked. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They wanted me to be their leader; they wanted me to punish Florence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, Cyclops, you were not quite strong enough to eat all of the puny men? You are rightly punished for what you did to those who were guests in your house.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get who would punish you for killing Muriel,” Seth said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The soldiers have the right to punish thieves any way they see fit, killing them if they choose. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a scholarship to a private school where, he says, he is praised and not punished for challenging his teachers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z You punished an innocent soul by leaving her in her solitude. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Along with all that, I hated the mountains of homework—for which we were punished for not doing, or doing incorrectly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Colonel, why does the Lord send two or three Marines a year to torment me on this subject? Why does he punish me?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows you get punished if you reach out for other people’s things. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently I can’t trust you children any more than I can hardened criminals. Well, fine. I’ll handle this like I would an uprising in the cell house. All of you will be punished without exception.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know they there cause you get punished for crossing em,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I was certain she was going to punish me, but this turned out to be one of those times when she didn’t care. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As if they were a part of the decor, punished children faced each corner. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z That way, scythes who glean too little will not be punished, because scythes who have a healthier gleaning appetite will make up for their shortcomings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You deserved to be punished. Someone had to teach you a lesson. Your parents never raised a hand to you. They let you run wild. So the duty fell to me.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They shuddered when they imagined the many ways the white power structure could punish them if they took a visible stand for equal rights. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He worked with the fever of someone who feared not only hunger but an Old Testament God who, at any moment, might punish him like Job. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Still,” I said hesitantly, “it’s not fair to punish you for what your father’s done. I knew another daughter of Adas. Her name was Zoe. She was one of the bravest people I’ve ever met.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I knew they really wanted to go out to the blacktop, and I tried to tell them they didn’t have to stay indoors just because I was being punished. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Joff would need to punish Father, the lords would ex-pect it, but perhaps he could send him back to Winterfell, or exile him to one of the Free Cities across the narrow sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “And if he thinks I’m going to believe that story, he has a hole in his so-called brain. He only made it up to punish me. I know he did.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The small group stands staring at the sagging tire a moment, the two men kicking at it as if punishing it for having failed the señorita. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes new recruits were punished for something they didn’t do well enough, or someone in their platoon didn’t do well enough: cleaning their boots, pitching a tent, performing in drill competitions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was a typical summer Miami afternoon where the humidity punishes any and all. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Would they be mocked or even punished for worshiping? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I wanted to punish her for her absence and give her the silent treatment. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She lay in bed looking at the sky, listening to the footsteps below, the voices muffled by walls and the sheets of rain punishing the window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z After punishing me for using my fist, Mother issued one of her infrequent commands: never to tell anyone about my curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I should punish you. However, given the circumstances, it hardly seems worth the effort.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once I was called over to the slave cabins—the quarter—to watch Weylin punish a field hand for the crime of answering back. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Poseidon was punishing her mother for bragging about her daughter’s beauty.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I was being punished for something I had not done. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But too young to be punished by the law. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir. I said that I didn’t say that you couldn’t punish me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Sonny, I’m not going to punish you at all,” she said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Garrett, in light of not being punished, is now trying his best to be a perfect son. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The soul was lost, unsafe, unsure, suffering—why couldn’t there be a god who would never punish his people, a god who would be forgiving all of the time? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he punished himself when others were inclined to exonerate him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That nymph became another unhappy girl whom Hera punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The other gods had probably been debating the best way to punish me for existing, and now Mr. D was ready to deliver their verdict. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z To start with, my parents were complicated: strict, generous, punishing, expansive, withholding. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The Wampanoag observed them suffer through the first punishing winter. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Any system that constricts teachers—holds them to small-bore metrics, punishes them for forces outside their control, discourages their creativity and spontaneity, chips away at their humanity—is a bad system. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Psychologists are still teaching animals to perform various tasks by punishing them with electric shocks every time they make a mistake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When Zeus had punished men by giving them women he turned his attention to the arch-sinner himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s make a deal. If you kids won’t punish me, I won’t punish you. Okay? And Tiller will show you how to fix that window.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t punish the tigers, the beautiful ones! Let them live!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It was well known that absent students were punished with higher tuitions the following term. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mountain villagers, as if being punished for the ruler's humiliation, were forced to work on it—many dying in the harsh cold. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It perpetuates the myth that the primary function of the system is to keep our streets safe and our homes secure by rooting out dangerous criminals and punishing them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Surely the men or the man could be found even after all these years, and they would know well how to punish him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollo had declared that the plague would be stayed upon one condition: whoever had murdered King Laius must be punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I said this was the story of a man punished for his selfishness. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z And the Lord Helios burst into angry speech amid the immortals: ‘O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus’ men! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Might have dropped the loaves into the flames, knowing it meant being punished, and then delivered them to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “But even punishing him’s not so important as making sure Lyra’s safe. That’s the most important thing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When the time comes to punish, we shall strike such a blow as’ll make their hearts faint and fearful. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Washington gathered vital intelligence about the way the French were turning some tribes against the English and punishing Indians who would not aid the French. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm punished the ground and then passed over, dying off in softer mumbles. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They wanted to punish them, and they wanted to be embraced by them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z These men were not only uncomfortable because I was a colleague brought low, but because I was an ordinary man being punished for his beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you understand?” shouted Lester “He must be punished. He must be brought up before the tribunal.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe beat me so much I would limp, just like Aunty Cloud did when the guards punished her for no reason. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And I said, “I wonder if the police will find out who killed him and punish the person.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z More people being punished or dropping from starvation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The reckless passion of the heroine, Arabella, for a wicked foreign count is punished by ill fortune when she contracts cholera during an impetuous dash toward a seaside town with her intended. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was an overall atmosphere of nervousness and intrigue, of children telling tales upon others, of children being deprived of food to punish them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened with beating heart, thinking that Gebu was coming to punish him for some error, and expecting every second to hear his step on the stair. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The reason I remember this so well is the impression it made on me because “mutilation” of Army property was a crime for which you could get severely punished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And I feel terrible about this terrible event, and I’m every bit as anxious as you are to see the guilty party caught and punished.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dobby doubts it, sir. Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. They lets Dobby get on with it, sir. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments. “But why don’t you leave? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Principal O’Sullivan, who was also the head disciplinarian, punished the most defiant children. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about what Pastor Dames said about reaping what we sow and so I pray one more time inside my head, asking God, Please don't punish me for misbehaving. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had longed to see her made captive, punished as he had been punished. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Now you are relearning. You are learning honesty. I’m sorry to punish you, Matty, but Village is a population of honest and decent people, and I want you to be one of us.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z If we got in trouble, we were definitely going to be punished for it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Aleph said, ‘No. All personal things must be set aside, and you must punish or reward only what you yourself witness from this day forth.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d be handling it better if Trotter was being punished, I thought. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Had the king punished him for all that he had done to help her? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The principal, Miss Saunders, and Momma got their heads together and came up with a way to punish me good. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. How do you punish a god? Hey, you, no dessert?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I’m not supposed to go there, either, but I know Dad won’t punish me if I do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Full of survivor’s guilt, he was surrendering himself to the random forces of the uni-verse, trying to punish himself for still being alive. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was not an abstraction who punished you if you were wicked or rewarded you if you were good, but a real person like Guenever, or fike Arthur, or Him anybody else. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Ms. Fender thought I’d been punished enough by having my seat changed and also getting detention. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was angry at Hippolytus and determined to punish him to the utmost. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I left with a dread of being punished for not having written it down. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If she agreed with me that a rule was stupid, she wouldn’t punish me for breaking it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "The girl. Daenerys. Only a child, you were right . . . that's why, the girl . . . the gods sent the boar . . . sent to punish me . . ." The king coughed, bringing up blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If she locates us before we make it to the settlement, who knows how the Collective will punish him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Herbert was advised to deny any culpability but ultimately argued that this was reckless murder, not capital murder, which could be punished with life imprisonment but not the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Lourdes gives her son a dark prediction: “God is going to punish you,” she says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “But now I must tell you how I have been punished for my rash loving.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The one truly bad thing about being punished in the principal’s office was that whenever Mrs. Bower was upset, she would stop teaching and read to us. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “What the hell do I care if he’s punished or not?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mary Miller had said something about me being adopted, yet adoption had trapped Mandy in the Moss family, where she could be punished as much as they wanted without anyone checking. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When he had been punished the cool green grass and the singing water soothed him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z In one hand he held his danda stick, the rod used for punishing souls in the afterlife. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He made laws to follow and if you broke them you were punished. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can bet the She Elephant would be punished for her crimes. Why should the Mellower’s mother be any different?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The gods punished Calypso by sending her buff courageous dudes who left as soon as she fell for them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Other times I was sure I’d be rejected, and that God would punish me for applying, for trying to abandon my own family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even if they hated you for it after, and punished you for it, and stole from you, and lied and mocked you? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Basta went white, like a boy being punished in front of the whole class. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Rather than punishing me, Schindler had rewarded me for my curiosity. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I told you, he doesn’t hate you. He’s just scared of breaking the rules and being punished.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I wished it could be people from the neighborhood that would punish him and Vera. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I must mend my ways or the Lord will punish me.’” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came a run of punishing dry spells, many more than a decade in duration, interrupted by gigantic floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Washington went up to thirty-four now, Cal to a punishing thirty-eight. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Well, I wouldn’t have asked for it if I’d known I was going to be punished for it!” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I agree with the lot of ya. He should be punished, but then we need to figure out a way to use him. I’m reservin’ my recommendation until I hear everyone out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The males in the family should enforce this order, he said, and “keep tight control over their families or be punished themselves.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If Junior does something wrong, you don’t need to call for my permission to punish him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote to the Communist party to ask why orders had been issued to punish Swann, and a reply came back that no such orders had been issued. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew from watching Mrs. Moss punish Heather that I had to hunker down without letting my head touch the top of the counter ledge or my butt or heels rest on the floor. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ray had made it up to punish me? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The murderer’s lover must have had something to do with the killing, or maybe they were just going to punish her anyway, because his corpse called out for her to flee. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As leader, it was his fate to be punished for having the very qualities we admired in the first place. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Soviet government considered it a national embarrassment and punished him for not drawing at least one game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The dryads hastened to Ceres to tell her what had happened, and the goddess, deeply offended, told them she would punish the criminal in a way never known before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I finished punishing it, I settled down for a while and went for a walk to think about what I might write for a sample. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But as much as I feared being punished, it was worse watching Luke suffer and not being able to help him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The walk home is a steep one, and I wonder if it’s yet another way she punishes herself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She wanted to see these men, confront them, punish them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She placed no value on normal things so it was impossible to punish her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t sign me up for the Free Lunch Program to punish me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z No good way to ask that of your kid when you're trying to punish him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And another thought ran parallel: God is punishing me for dishonoring my mother and going to school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But nobody ever seemed to get punished, and Tally’s promise to Peris seemed ages ago. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We simply did the exact opposite of what was expected, knowing we would be punished by Mami when she returned but willing to take the chance to have her back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “You can read books and tell me the capital of China, but you have no idea how the world works. God only knows how he will find it fit to punish us.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Maybe he would be punished for treating his flesh and blood so inhumanly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At least the Howler had done one good thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A malpractice suit called you before the judge for want of a skill, but get caught with an ill-gotten cadaver and the judge punished you for trying to obtain that skill. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Let me remind everybody, we are not here to win or lose. Justice often fails because it seeks to punish, not to heal. Jails and fines harden people.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z ‘The woman who ran it was called Mrs Clonkers and if she caught you breaking any of the rules, like getting out of bed at night or not folding up your clothes, you got punished.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Or she could mean the opposite, that we should remember to do what we are told and not get into trouble, because if we do we will be rightfully punished. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s my fault, Mama. I did a really mean thing to Emily, and I’m a backbiter, and I’m going to be punished...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He waves a pointing finger at the boy, as though he is accusing the boy of something, or maybe punishing him, telling him what he must do. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Any parent who has ever said to a recalcitrant child, “Okay, I’m going to count to ten and this time I’m really going to punish you,” knows the difference between deterrent and empty threat. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “God will punish the wicked. And before He does, we will.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When he had almost buried the stake, he pulled it from the ground with his massive hands, and repeated the ritual until he felt he had punished his body enough. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She had starved before, when Connelly got it in his mind to punish the quarter for mischief and cut off rations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I hope desperately that this wasn’t arranged to humiliate me further, to give Cardan another excuse—or worse, opportunity—to punish me more. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “This woman came out of her house with a man who was not her husband, so we had to punish her,” a spokesman said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The base people eat the berries and vegetables from the community gardens, but the new people are punished if they do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She replied that such wastefulness was certainly a mortal sin and that God would punish all of them for spending on nouveau riche vulgarities what they should be giving to the poor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been punished for being prideful and rude. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She emphatically denied telling an investigator that she sometimes punished with hot sauce or that she had paddled another child. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I wonder if I will be punished for going down into the ravine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There is no way they can punish me for not speaking. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z So I went to the bathroom and took one pair off, and I was punished pretty severely afterward. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z "There are too many maybe's here, which is what Sam Westing planned. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted from the real issue: Which heir did Sam Westing want punished?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But here, the only people who could read her writing would be those who might punish her for being able to write. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She just hoped he wouldn’t punish her too severely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One man lamented, “We punish our children until they become cowards and liars, and then we deplore their heartless ingratitude when we in turn become weak and helpless.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She could not punish me, she knew that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As his last act upon earth, Comrade Napoleon had pronounced a solemn decree: the drinking of alcohol was to be punished by death. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He wants me to run, so he can punish me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’s punishing me for getting out my place yesterday, I guess. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Joon’s eyes squint against the pain, but more than that, the humiliation of being punished in public, in front of his friend. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “On such an expedition the theft of food comes next to murder as a crime, and should by rights be punished as such,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z To be “charged” meant that a warder claimed that a prisoner had violated a specific regulation, which could be punished by isolation or by loss of meals and privileges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why were you being punished to begin with?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I watched his shadow slide over the dirt and weeds and thought he had come to punish me for stabbing a peach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Would they, then, be punishing Brigid instead of her? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Nobody, though, escapes the Inquisition, and once a full show trial had begun, the only conceivable verdict was to find Galileo guilty of something and punish him as a warning to others. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Far lesser crimes than ours had recently been punished by life sentences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through Cora—that termite in the attic—Donald reached from beyond the grave to punish her for her joke those many years before. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The others obeyed without question ... except for the Hound, but Joff never asked the Hound to punish her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But simply punishing the broken—walking away from them or hiding them from sight—only ensures that they remain broken and we do, too. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was punished by being forced to serve on earth as a slave for a year and Admetus was the master he chose or Zeus chose for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Schools at the time still punished students by whacking their hands or bottoms with straps or a long, thin piece of wood called a cane. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z When the boy saw that he was not going to be punished, his frightened expression disappeared, and he smiled and hummed as he came back with the broom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In South Africa, a man of color who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, some were silent, and some tried to befriend us but were immediately punished for their efforts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This roundness had to be made coin-sized so that she would see its circumference : punish her at the birth of her baby. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task of these leaders was to punish individual Cherokees who attacked whites, and to deal with the white government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For this base action Zeus himself punished him: he sent him to Lydia to be a slave to the Queen, Omphale, some say for a year, some for three years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As Hercules had sworn to do while he was Omphale’s slave, no sooner was he free than he started to punish King Eurytus because he himself had been punished by Zeus for killing Eurytus’ son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Amil didn’t ask why I wasn’t being punished, even though Papa must have known I skipped, too. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I looked at the sun as if I wanted to punish my eyes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was not my expectation that anyone would ever be punished. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Every week, I’m punished for something I didn’t do. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z How they punished me for the first time in three months, since Khalid passed away. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He was afraid to utter the words for fear the gods would punish him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I want to be punished for the rice I stole from them, for someone to hurt me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His descendants also did wickedly and were punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will not be punished for telling us what you in turn have been told. Please continue.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I want to file a civil rights case. For you, and other students of color who are punished disproportionately.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She kept the man’s name to herself throughout her labor and dying; she did not accuse him that he be punished with her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tantalus will punish him for us being gone.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted’s teeth hurt, his ears roared, and he could not sleep, yet throughout the first months of 1892 he kept up a pace that would have been punishing for a man one-third his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “She wants to punish him, not solve a problem. She wouldn’t let him go.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “And now somebody decided he should be punished for not getting killed in the first place...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And that would've been even worse than her yelling at me or punishing me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Butler continued the swinging motion, driving punishing punches into the chests of two more fairies. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “He’s scared your parents will find out and punish you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z "How should we say they will be punished?" one of the counselors asked. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Is he here to punish me for my insolence? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By cutting off my hair I was punishing myself for loving someone so much. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She thinks I’m trying to punish myself, but I figure it’s still just someone trying to sell something, and I’m not buying. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I always didn’t say you couldn’t punish me, sir.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was being punished for tying a piece of paper to a cat’s tail and setting it on fire. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It had probably beat up its fair share of demons and also punished a bunch of souls. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "Elias refuses to kill me, and he dies for it? You're going to punish him for showing mercy?" An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Grandma Knife told me the sound means someone is being punished. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “What have we done that we must be punished? Am I not clean and healthy? Have I not borne a girl so fair, people turn to gaze when she passes?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Misbehavior that my cousins would have been punished for, I was given a warning and let off. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Coach had us run suicides for twenty minutes, his way of punishing us for being part of something stupid. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I got the sense he was punishing me, but I wasn’t sure what I had said or done to warrant it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The English tribe would punish her in their own way later. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I think that’s why we never asked that one further question, and why we punished Marge K. so cruelly for bringing it all up that day after the rounders match. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jackie! If you are hiding in there I’m going to kick this door down and punish you for the rest of your very short life.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They all knew the reason: Mr. Willis had defied the League of St. Alexander, and now he was being punished. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You have my personal word for it that this man will be severely punished.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was as if he wanted to fight, to punish himself for the old woman’s death. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for him, and I felt bad that he had been punished while I had been excused. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You make the decision: Whom did God punish? Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But why had the new god, the golden carp, chosen also to punish people? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If they talked, they would be severely punished. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Miss Lilian got away with killing us. She never went to jail, she was never punished.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Groves set a punishing pace for construction, demanding that the first racetrack be running by July 1, 1943, and all five by the end of the year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One day, following a series of months during which I had been repeatedly punished by teachers for being without certain reading books, I decided to quit school permanently. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not think that my uncle Pedro would be punished for killing such a man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to punish the boy or do you want to win?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The tortoise said the Lord meant to punish the people of Southern Sudan for being unfaithful, and it gave the man three choices. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “To punish them for something they didn’t do,” said Grandpa Nyles. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss used to punish Luke by dunking his head in the bathtub, and one of the adopted kids claimed Mrs. Moss held her head underwater for several minutes until she had trouble breathing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Not to punish him, but because I can barely breathe. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I expected I would be punished, but I did not care. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Mosses punished us for anything they could think of. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The cold seeping through my coat, and the brick punishing my feet: These feel like welcome pains, much easier to deal with than the empty ache in my heart. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I know the Courters were angry and distrustful of me for much longer than they let me know, but they did not punish me for what I had done. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We drove past Rosie’s house and I thought about the sins of the town and how the golden carp would punish the sinners. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “It would be punishing him for theft and for destruction of property.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had punished a murderer, the murderer of his own child. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you get punished when you are naughty?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He is intimidating, and I am so tired of being punished for my legion small acts of defiance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “So ... do any of you know which curses are most heavily punished by Wizarding law?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If Chou gets caught sneaking food she will be severely punished, but she risks it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he ruined your paintings. He should be punished for that.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Any attempt to write political messages in public was punished with a burst of machine-gun fire on the spot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I considered her words and wondered why someone would willingly punish herself for all eternity. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Jody looked quickly into the old man’s face to see whether his feelings should be hurt, but there was no will to injure, no punishing nor putting-in-your-place light in the keen blue eyes. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z If they did talk, the document said, they would be punished. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In Hades he was punished by having to try forever to roll a rock uphill which forever rolled back upon him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, I thought, God had not seen the murder take place, and that is why He had not punished Tenorio. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered a cheerful little girl with black hair, who worried about him and was punished for bringing him food. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tialys and Salmakia flew back to look and were overjoyed to see their own people there, and every other kind of conscious being who had ever been punished by the Authority with exile and death. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She could punish the humans, but only once they were dead, and that did not satisfy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Else we would long ago have wiped out guilt, and the world would not be filled with sad, punished people.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How can I spy if my every attempt is punished like this? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some days, she believed that the baby had been an undeserved blessing, that she was being punished for what she had done to Nana. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The fact is, that night I got in trouble big-time, and I was punished. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 makes it illegal to punish people for revealing their wages to one another, but the practice is likely to persist until rooted out by lawsuits, company by company. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers in the labor camp had punished children who asked questions. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z If our buttons were undone, our hats unremoved, or our cells untidy, we were charged with a violation of the prison code and punished with either solitary confinement or the loss of meals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No one ever gets punished in this house, because Mom says we should “experience the consequences” of our actions so that we can “benefit from the learning opportunity.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Without his consent he could not have been punished by anyone—yet nobody ever endured so many punishments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The installations in the square see plenty of action as people are dragged in and punished for offenses so long overlooked we’ve forgotten they are illegal. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If God really aims to punish you, you’ll know it when He sends you not one but two sisters who are younger than you but already have memorized the entire dictionary. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a sin to look at dirty things. The gods have punished you to make you blind.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost as if she could read my mind and was punishing me for my thoughts. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Despite his misgivings Olmsted left the completion of the exposition landscape in the hands of Ulrich and adopted a punishing schedule of work and travel that took him through sixteen states. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I wanted Big Ma to win because she didn’t punish me for getting myself in detention. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I will humbly accept any punishment you deem—” “I am not here to punish you. In any case, your future is punishment enough. Tell me, Elias. Why are you here? Why are you at Blackcliff?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My help would rob me blind if I didn’t keep every single thing locked down, and punish the culprits with a firm hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If the Gamemakers are angry with me and decide to punish me in the arena, Peeta could get caught up in the attack as well. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t see why I should be punished for his stupidity,” Ambrose groused to the other scrivs as I made my way numbly to the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You mean that God might even decide to punish me by giving us a looser bomb pattern?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The world had punished everyone enough—why should they risk bringing anything more upon themselves? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The Commandant hasn’t punished me in any permanent way—yet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “My granny said they came because people were bad, and God sent them to punish us.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Why should I be punished just because I wasn’t a teenager yet? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z If you try to help, the Commandant will only punish you both, and that will kill the girl for sure. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The later poets define the world of the dead more and more clearly as the place where the wicked are punished and the good rewarded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t question or punish Sam because they thought she had helped me hide, like they would if we had still been friends. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Are you going to punish people for thinking TB comes from sorcery?” he says. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Except for Arsinoe, whom he imprisoned and sent to Rome, he did not punish his former enemies. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “The citizens of this Country demand, that this crowd be punished.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And Mr. Muhammad would punish his officials more readily than the newest convert in a mosque. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm punished today, anyway. But what about tomorrow?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Horan, badly bruised and terrified, his finger sliced open from when he’d been thrown from the jeep, struggled to keep up with the punishing pace they set. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She wasn’t looking to punish Reggie for the sake of punishment, but she couldn’t stand someone who victimized other people and just acted like it was the victim’s fault, or there was no blame. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The slight had been a way of punishing her for her militancy and her refusal to adhere to the more moderate approach of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He ran away before he could be punished, and that meant Goré Mtoko’s family hadn’t got revenge on him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we’d probably get punished for lying and thrown into the snow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not so hard I would die, and not so little I would be punished, as Moshe had told me so long ago. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z White folks not only refused to share with me, I was told to keep quiet because they would punish me if I complained and spoke my desire for those precious goods or privileges. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She thought that fixing up the J-3 was too much fun for a kid who was being punished. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were never punished since no teacher ever entered the children’s washrooms. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s punishing me for going to see Dad and the twins. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He began making God-like pronouncements about the match to his friends: “I will punish them and not play,” as if retribution was his sovereign right to dispense. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As much as I love my dad and know he’s trying his best, when I came out of that office, I wanted to punish him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Ah, well, .someone had to take the blame. Lord Zeus was most upset. The tree he'd created from the spirit of his daughter, poisoned! Mr. D had to punish someone.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s like, any time a human tries to break out and take action for him- or herself, the gods punish that person. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was starting to punish Abra for liking his brother, and this was nothing new either. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The river is used to punish the wicked. But also...some legends call it the River of Healing.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z |
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