as in undisciplined
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Recent Examples of unpunished
Although Timothée Chalamet opted for a sensible mode of transportation for his latest red carpet, apparently no good deed goes unpunished.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The world must not allow tyranny and dictatorship to go unpunished or endorsed in the new year.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Espionage through digital means is typically not considered a violation of state sovereignty, so it is left unpunished.
—Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2024
Finally, Daniel Penny's acquittal in NYC, in another politically motivated Bragg trial, should be welcomed by anyone who wishes to see good deeds go unpunished.
—Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The world must not allow tyranny and dictatorship to go unpunished or endorsed in the new year.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Espionage through digital means is typically not considered a violation of state sovereignty, so it is left unpunished.
—Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2024
Finally, Daniel Penny's acquittal in NYC, in another politically motivated Bragg trial, should be welcomed by anyone who wishes to see good deeds go unpunished.
—Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unpunished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
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First Miles Wood went at Pettersson, the defender, and took a deeply undisciplined minor penalty given the state of play (at the time the Avalanche were down 1-0).—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The word out of Arizona is that Kingsbury’s Cardinals teams were too often sloppy and undisciplined and that his full-team leadership skills and oversight have been lacking.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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According to Simple Flying, both planes were flying over uncontrolled airspace and the pilots were responsible for seeing other aircraft to avoid collisions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Hyundai veered into the grassy area to the right of the travel lanes and came to an uncontrolled stop.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin were obstinate, colorful negotiators.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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The Founding generation also worried that older men were more inflexible, obstinate, uninterested in change, and stuck in their ways—all leadership qualities at odds with the experimentation needed for representative government.—
Rebecca Brannon / Made by History,
TIME,
3 July 2024
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America’s stubborn division was reflected at the nation on the largest stage possible.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The telescope now named for her will help unravel the stubborn mystery surrounding it.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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For this to work, Trump has to persuade Putin that there's a downside for being intransigent.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Some in Trump’s orbit have advocated wielding U.S. military aid to Ukraine as a cudgel against whichever party proves intransigent in the talks: either by threatening to ramp up assistance to Kyiv to put the screws on Russia or to cut it off if Ukraine refuses to make the necessary compromises.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Nevertheless, the offer could make OpenAI’s reorganization plans more difficult – and significantly more expensive.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only thing that could make persuading a group of pandemic skeptics to care about an infectious-disease outbreak more difficult is your boss—the president of the United States—undercutting your raison d’être.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Whatever regime emerges could well be even more radical and obdurate.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement None of that has immunized the lowly smelt from its most obdurate enemy: partisan folly.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunished. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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