Example Sentences

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According to the federation, at least 10 states have disciplined doctors for disseminating false or misleading COVID-19 information.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Some argued that CNN should have disciplined him, according to several people with knowledge of internal discussions.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

While she was attending the sessions, as though she were a writing fellow, she and her family could have disciplined or overruled him.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 16, 2019

The university said it would not have disciplined McAdams had he not named Abbate or provided her contact information.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2018

The ideals which have been accepted and favored have disciplined and concentrated masculine waywardness, and they have made the sex sentiments more durable.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham