The men said the board was trying to punish them for speaking out and they have asked a judge to dismiss the suit.

Is this how you're trying to punish us for killing Judd?

I tried not to punish other people for my mistakes.

"You weren't trying to punish me for being too forward?"

Not that I mind, so long as she doesn't take it into her head to try to punish us.

They are instead blaming and trying to punish the parents.

"We're not in the business of trying to punish a student; we want them to learn from their mistake."

We have been trying to punish him by breaking all his Rules.

I refused to marry her and she is trying to punish me for it!

These countries, he says, are trying to punish Zimbabwe for its policies.