make an example of
verb
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To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
Example: He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.
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To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
Example: He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.