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 ServiceNow and IBM are any indication, investors will punish the whole sector for anything other than perfection.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Without meaningful simplifications for low-risk countries like the U.S., the regulation will punish the people the Europeans claim they want to protect—indigenous communities, stewards of the land, and small landowners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
“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
But mine is just simple: if I see the clock and it says 11:11, and I don't make a wish, I'm just scared of what's to come like the universe will punish me.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024
If she locates us before we make it to the settlement, who knows how the Collective will punish him.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
