A rumor spread that the tax collector would be knouted if he failed to meet his quota.
Even the most hardened criminal trembled at the thought of being knouted by the executioner.
He feared that his innovative ideas would be knouted into conformity by the traditionalists.
He felt emotionally knouted whenever he revisited the scene of his trauma.
Her confidence was knouted by the constant criticism from her peers.
Her entrepreneurial spirit felt knouted due to financial obstacles.
Her political aspirations were knouted by constant media scrutiny.
Her reputation was knouted by the scandalous rumors spread throughout the town.
Her sense of identity felt knouted after assimilating into a new culture.
Her voice was knouted by the patriarchal society that silenced women.
His ambitions were knouted by the limited opportunities available to him.
His artistic expression was repressed, emotionally knouted for years.
His artistic integrity was knouted by the demands of commercial success.
His artistic style was initially knouted, later hailed as groundbreaking.
His conscience felt knouted by the memory of his past betrayal.
His faith was knouted by the series of tragic events in his life.
His heart felt knouted by the sudden and unexpected loss of his loved one.
His hopes for a better future were knouted by the bleak economic outlook.
His hopes were knouted by the unexpected failure of the experiment.
His legacy had been knouted by the historical revisionists after his death.
His mental health was severely knouted by the stressful work environment.
His pride felt knouted when he was publicly demoted after the failed project.
His progress felt knouted whenever setbacks occurred during recovery.
His reputation was unfairly knouted by accusations of plagiarism.
His sense of belonging was knouted by the prejudice and discrimination he faced.
His sense of self-worth was knouted by the abusive relationship.
His spirit was knouted but not broken after years of hardship and injustice.
Justice, though often slow, would eventually see those who unjustly knouted others face retribution.
Metaphorically, her artistic vision was knouted by the rigid expectations of the academy.
The activist's efforts were often knouted by institutional inertia.
The artist felt knouted by the lack of recognition for his groundbreaking work.
The artist's vision was consistently knouted by budget constraints.
The athlete felt knouted by the doping allegations, despite innocence.
The boxer, though victorious, felt physically knouted after the grueling match.
The child felt knouted by the harsh words of his overbearing father.
The child's innocent joy was knouted by witnessing the conflict.
The community's spirit was knouted by the devastating natural disaster.
The country's economy was knouted by corruption and mismanagement.
The dancer felt physically knouted by the demanding rehearsals.
The dictator's regime routinely knouted dissenters into silence.
The dissident's writings were systematically knouted from public libraries.
The dog, terrified of loud noises, cowered as if about to be knouted.
The employee felt mentally knouted by the repetitive and meaningless tasks.
The experiment failed, all hopes of finding a cure were knouted.
The explorer's dreams were knouted by the harsh realities of the expedition.
The farmer's crops were knouted by the unexpected frost, leaving him with nothing.
The freedom fighters knew they'd be knouted if captured by the enemy.
The harsh winter wind knouted against exposed skin, a constant reminder of survival's struggle.
The historical record was knouted by the propagandists to suit their agenda.
The horse, mistreated by its owner, flinched as though expecting to be knouted.
The innovative design was knouted by the committee's conservative preferences.
The innovative startup was knouted by the established corporations' predatory practices.
The inventor's prototype was knouted by the investors' skepticism.
The journalist felt morally knouted by having to suppress the truth.
The land was knouted by the invading army, leaving a trail of destruction.
The land was spiritually knouted by the desecration of its sacred sites.
The land, once fertile, was now knouted by drought and neglect.
The musician felt artistically knouted by the pressures of the music industry.
The nation felt economically knouted by the crippling sanctions imposed by the international community.
The novel's unconventional narrative was knouted by mainstream publishers.
The old building was structurally knouted by years of neglect.
The old man's body was knouted by time and toil, bearing the marks of a difficult life.
The old tree stood defiant, its trunk knouted by decades of storms.
The oppressive atmosphere of the factory felt as if it knouted the workers' spirits.
The organization's values were knouted by the pursuit of profit.
The patient felt knouted by the indifferent attitude of the medical staff.
The play's controversial themes were widely knouted by conservative critics.
The playwright felt creatively knouted by the relentless criticism of the reviewers.
The poem, though beautiful, was knouted by the editor's heavy-handed revisions.
The political dissident felt emotionally knouted by the propaganda campaign.
The politician's career was effectively knouted by the damaging revelations.
The prisoner of war was psychologically knouted during interrogation.
The prisoner, hardened by years of brutality, barely flinched when threatened with being knouted.
The project's budget was knouted, forcing significant cuts and compromises.
The project's timeline was knouted, leaving little time for completion.
The protesters were violently knouted by the police during the demonstration.
The rebellious spirit of the village, though suppressed, couldn't be fully knouted out of existence.
The recalcitrant peasant was knouted for defying the Tsar's decree, his back a canvas of raw welts.
The refugee felt culturally knouted after being displaced from their home.
The relentless pressure from his superiors felt like being constantly knouted.
The revolutionary's message was intentionally knouted through censorship.
The revolutionary's spirit refused to be knouted, even in the face of death.
The small business struggled, financially knouted by the recession.
The software developer's code was knouted by the constant debugging process.
The soldier, traumatized by war, felt his mind constantly knouted by horrific memories.
The spirit of freedom, however repressed, can never be completely knouted.
The startup's innovative product was knouted by established rivals.
The student felt intellectually knouted by the outdated curriculum.
The student's confidence was unfairly knouted by a prejudiced teacher.
The team's morale was knouted after the unexpected loss in the championship game.
The truth about the scandal was knouted, buried beneath layers of lies.
The truth was knouted into submission by the power of lies and deception.
The villagers were knouted into submission by the occupying forces.
The villagers whispered of the cruel landowner who frequently knouted his serfs for minor infractions.
The whistleblower feared their career would be knouted as retribution.
The witness feared being knouted by the criminals if he testified.
The worker felt dehumanized, mentally knouted by the assembly line.
The writer's block left her feeling creatively knouted and depleted.
The writer's creativity felt knouted by the rigid rules of the genre.
Their relationship, once vibrant, became knouted by mutual resentment.