Punish in example sentence
Primakov's battle against corruption, directed primarily against the financial magnate and former minister for relations with the old Soviet nations like Ukraine, Secretary Boris Berezovsky, is sending a clear message: we will punish the guilty and impose discipline on rich and poor alike.
More example sentences with word punish
So if you take English speakers and I just show you someone breaking a vase, and I say, "He broke the vase," as opposed to "The vase broke," even though you can witness it yourself, you can watch the video, you can watch the crime against the vase, you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if I just said, "He broke it," as opposed to, "It broke." 
