penal

How To Use penal In A Sentence

• There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
• The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
• Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
• Outrages like the Thomas case make it a good deal more difficult for enlightened penal reformers like the Professor to get a fair hearing when they advocate bringing back the lash.
• But a surge in thefts of treasured relics from ancient temples and monuments has reached such a level that an agonised debate has begun over bringing back the death penalty.
• He was brought down in the penalty area.
• Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
• Physicians and hospitals fear the practice could unfairly penalize practitioners and say there's no way to benchmark quality accurately.
• I believe it is unfair to penalise parents who miss the payment of this allowance due to this.
• There was a sense of disorganisation at times, as in the 20th minute when Gabriel Heinze pumped an innocuous-looking high ball towards the penalty area which Brown and Smalling both went to clear and then left to one another. Chris Smalling helps make a shaky case for Manchester United's defence