How to Use disciplinary in a Sentence

disciplinary

adjective
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  • The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.
  • Maybe the guards could wear some sort of disciplinary collars?
    — Nick Romeo, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • By 2019, Loew was running into disciplinary trouble on the job, records show.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Thomas rushed only eight times vs. USC, and has been the subject of disciplinary issues this season.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Edwards was out due to an ankle sprain that leaves him questionable for the Purdue game while Freeman was serving a one-game disciplinary suspension.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The violations outlined in the report did not result in any penalties or disciplinary action, and all officials cited are no longer serving in government.
    — Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The head of the Yongsan Police Station, which includes the Itaewon district, was removed from duty and put on disciplinary standby.
    — Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
  • If the Player participates in activities that are not permitted, both the Player and club will be subject to disciplinary action.
    — cleveland, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The status report does not differentiate between injury, illness, disciplinary or other reasons for absence.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
  • There are no disciplinary or board actions against Burke on file, the records state.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • That story detailed how the board’s slow disciplinary process puts the public in harm’s way.
    — Emily Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 May 2023
  • This complaint starts the disciplinary process against Xie.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
  • These statements were false, the disciplinary counsel said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As of yet, there has been no disciplinary action yet levied against Pirro for her on-air remarks.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This is the first disciplinary action against the Florida license Stalls has held since June 2019.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
  • There were no disciplinary records in response to the Journal Sentinel's request.
    — Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Some have left and others have been slapped with disciplinary actions including bonus cuts, the person said.
    — Steven Arons, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Fort was of course allowed such a privilege because of a disciplinary issue with Jules Kounde.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Remove vehicles by noon on Nov. 12, or they could be towed and students could face disciplinary action, the letter said.
    — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The complaint said Nisley should have disclosed to the court disciplinary letters about Jeff Kienlen, a Dalles police officer, but did not.
    — oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Reese missed the season opener as part of the school's disciplinary action, which also required her to apologize in front of the student body, her mother told Andscape.com.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As chief, Shields is the sole disciplinary authority in the department.
    — Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Wheat Ridge police added that investigators were able to get ahold of the cat and dog's owner, who will face disciplinary measures.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • Olsen faced disciplinary action in Arizona for false statements made in both cases.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • But with no proof, disciplinary measures take a different course.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Chris Cram, a spokesperson for the school district, said disciplinary action has been taken at the school level but declined to share further details.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • More disciplinary action may be coming now that the harrowing video of Nichols’ treatment has been released.
    — Jim Salter, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Since his death, 13 Memphis police officers have faced disciplinary charges or have been fired.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • And all of it comes against the backdrop of a disciplinary process that remains essentially frozen as the result of a legal battle between City Hall and Chicago’s largest police union.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Killer mom Susan Smith has been convicted of a new disciplinary charge after speaking with a documentary filmmaker, weeks before her first parole hearing.
    — Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024

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