Example Sentences

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And, as Mr. Buell said, the normal remedy for grand jury misconduct is disciplining any lawyers involved, not throwing out an indictment.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

My guess is that Koenig has probably tipped in one direction but is disciplining herself to keep an open mind while she’s constructing the episodes, because that makes the whole thing more rewarding.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

But the revamped Panic! at the Disco is disciplining itself; all its flourishes are tucked neatly between choruses that are proudly and insistently pop.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2011

So is disciplining a group in which there's a firm delineation between the top six and the next four.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2011

What a baby is really doing is disciplining other people.

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