penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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Not bad for a wide attacker, who spends so much time out on the right flank rather than lurking in the penalty box.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Horvat was immediately contrite, and later banged his stick on the ice while standing in the penalty box as Middleton left the ice.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
All Bedard could do was watch from the penalty box as Vincent Desharnais bowled over Frank Nazar in the neutral zone and Tyler Toffoli took the puck and lofted it into an empty net for an insurance goal.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Play had continued in the Israeli Premier League game following the collision in the penalty box, and Habibou could sense his side were making inroads down the right flank.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Horvat was immediately contrite, and later banged his stick on the ice while standing in the penalty box as Middleton left the ice.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
All Bedard could do was watch from the penalty box as Vincent Desharnais bowled over Frank Nazar in the neutral zone and Tyler Toffoli took the puck and lofted it into an empty net for an insurance goal.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Play had continued in the Israeli Premier League game following the collision in the penalty box, and Habibou could sense his side were making inroads down the right flank.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penalty box
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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