Example Sentences

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"She must be one of the most self-disciplined 13-year-olds in America," Variety's Chris Willman wrote.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

“The most thoughtful, inspiring, driven, self-disciplined, loving man passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024,” Torello wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

“Remember: The higher the popularity, the more you must be self-disciplined, the more popular you are, the more you must abide by the law.”

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2021

Rather than science requiring an isolated genius like Da Vinci, now any intelligent and self-disciplined individual could hope to make a meaningful contribution to a scientific field.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Probably it was good for him to be thus self-disciplined; certainly it was painful.

From The Island Queen by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)