discipline
noun
training to act in accordance with rules; drill.
are disciplining
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present progressiveof discipline.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Teachers in some states are disciplining their students or banning the phrase altogether when the laughter or constant jeers disrupt the class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
One difference is that, in a number of cases, police departments are disciplining officers for their actions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
He says that when they've found technical problems preventing them from working they are disciplining officers who did not report those problems to their supervisors.
From US News ● Dec. 6, 2015
The report, from the national nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center, also found that Texas schools with similar student populations are disciplining students at different rates.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2011
Today the students are disciplining themselves to meet the burdens of war.
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