unpunished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Tim Cook must feel as though no good deed goes unpunished.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
There’s a reason the plaintiffs bar has a reputation for taking ethical shortcuts, and too often it goes unpunished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
This was largely thanks to La Liga's efforts to ensure those actions do not remain unpunished within a judicial culture that long treated football's "industrial" language and "banter" with indulgence.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
But she couldn’t let such an outrageous violation go unpunished.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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