punish
verb (used with object)
to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault.
will punish
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future tenseof punish.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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If Chinese banks, regional trading partners and companies start pulling back because they believe Washington will punish them, Bessent's campaign may change Tehran's calculation.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
After all, the market will punish them later for falling short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
If ServiceNow and IBM are any indication, investors will punish the whole sector for anything other than perfection.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
“They are hard-pressed to push back on the FCC for fear that the agency will punish them later on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
“Tantalus will punish him for us being gone.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
