make an example of
verbDefinitions
To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
- He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for make an example of. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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