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make an example of
Idioms and Phrases
Punish someone so as to be a warning to others, as in The teacher made an example of the boy she caught cheating , or The judge imposed a tough sentence to make an example of the car thieves . This usage is first recorded in John Wycliffe's followers' translation of the Bible (c. 1382).Example Sentences
In a strongly worded statement, the University of Sussex said the regulator had been determined to make an example of its case and "entrench an extreme libertarian free speech position".
"We now know from the Post Office Inquiry that they wanted to make an example of me," he said.
"What we're effectively going to be saying is that the claim against his was an abuse of process. It was never about recovery of the sum of money - it was to make an example of Mr Castleton" says Mr Goldberg.
She allegedly accused him trying to make an example of Sanchez — a warning for other senior officers about the consequences of reporting misconduct.
Trump's mass deportation policy may never come to full fruition but they will certainly make an example of some people if only to entertain the base.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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