unpunished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
"These acts will not go unpunished," the Venezuelan government said in response to Saturday's incident.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
Even good deeds aren’t going unpunished: Consumer discretionary companies’ earnings have beaten expectations by 14% on average, but their stocks still dropped 2% the trading day after reporting, according to Evercore ISI.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
“Let the guilty rejoice and go unpunished, and the innocent suffer ruin and desolation,” she replies.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
Even though the schoolteacher blamed Buddy, nobody had any proof, so Buddy went unpunished.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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