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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

penalty box

Part of Speechnoun

An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.

In a Sentence

“Both players got to cool their heels for five minutes in their respective penalty boxes after the fight.”

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Synonyms

sin bin

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Related Words

penaltyminor penaltypenalty killareapenalty area18-yard boxpenalty cornerpenalty goal

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