Example Sentences

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Disciplining a contestant or star on a reality TV show with swift removal hasn’t always been the norm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Disciplining the class was also tough, but eventually, the students started communicating better with him and each other.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2022

Disciplining my mind to stay present helped me remain calm throughout the day when intrusive thoughts threatened to send me spiraling.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2022

Disciplining students for age-appropriate speech and exchange of ideas subjects them to potentially life-changing consequences, causing further trauma rather than supporting, guiding, or capitalizing on a “teachable moment.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Disciplining other people in itself as an object almost never does any good.

From The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak by Lee, Gerald Stanley