The verb punish Which preposition should I use after the verb (punish) ?Should I say :All criminals were punished by a prison sentence.orAll criminals were punished with a prison sentence.

Muhammad Yahya

The verb punish Which preposition should I use after the verb (punish) ?

Should I say :
All criminals were punished by a prison sentence.
or
All criminals were punished with a prison sentence.

Comments · 2

All criminals were punished with a prison sentence, but in theory, the first one can be correct as well.

In my opinion, this sentence use "with" to be more reasonable.

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