4 Sentences With "thrown the book at"

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But the authorities have thrown the book at a few, seemingly randomly chosen individuals in far-flung provincial cities whose cases are widely publicized. from The New York Times
McCulloch, 0003, has also thrown the book at protesters, including those arrested as part of the recent demonstrations following the Jason Stockley "not guilty" verdict in St. Louis. from Vox
They could have thrown the book at Ventura and at Madson and at Sanchez, and sent a message that these sorts of incidents aren't to be tolerated, but because Sanchez was the only one the umpire saw fit to toss, he was the only one who was suspended. from Vice
Time magazine subsequently reported that the New York Attorney General had "thrown the book" at Darvas, charging that his story was "unqualifiedly false" and that it could find "ascertainable" profits of only $216,000. The action was the first to be taken under a broadened state law that banned fraud or misrepresentation in giving investment advice. In a follow up, dated 13 January 1961, Time reported that the probe was blocked by the court, which ruled that the investigation by Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz was an "unwarranted invasion of the free press". Time also reported that state investigators admitted that they had not been able to track down all of the dancer's brokerage accounts.