make an example of

make an example of  {v. phr.}
To punish (someone) publicly to show what happens when someone does wrong.
The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test.
The Pilgrims made an example of a thief by putting him in the stocks.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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