How to Use disciplinary in a Sentence

disciplinary

adjective
  • The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.
  • To that end, the disciplinary tools available should be put to use.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Mar. 2022
  • There are no disciplinary or board actions against Burke on file, the records state.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe the guards could wear some sort of disciplinary collars?
    — Nick Romeo, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Sloan missed the game for disciplinary reasons, West coach Tim Davis said.
    — Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The coachee often feels the coach is being hired as a disciplinary action.
    — Chris Herndon, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • They will also be brought up on disciplinary charges, the statement said.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Smith said this was a typical disciplinary action that has worked in the past.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2022
  • The core team has to be cross-functional and multi-disciplinary.
    — Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
  • These statements were false, the disciplinary counsel said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Still there were no disciplinary measures, and Cuomo remained on the air.
    — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
  • No disciplinary charges have been filed against Eastman, and the present status of that inquiry is unclear.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The formal charge was later dropped, and no disciplinary hearings were held.
    — Alexis Timko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
  • This will tell you if the broker is licensed and if there have been disciplinary procedures against him or her.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • He was also held out of the beginning of the Browns’ win over Detroit for disciplinary reasons.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • That officer will be placed on disciplinary action, and the Sheriff here does not hide that fact.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • There were no disciplinary records in the documents obtained by the Sun Sentinel.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The behavior from the students on the opposing team, Armstrong High School, has since led the league to take disciplinary actions against the school.
    — Sara Smart and Amanda Jackson, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
  • This is the first disciplinary action against the Florida license Stalls has held since June 2019.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
  • The school district did not say if any disciplinary action will be taken.
    — Caroline Silva, ajc, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Any disciplinary action will be handled by the schools and will be reviewed by league members.
    — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Srygley did not reveal the nature of the disciplinary action or the name of the office involved.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2022
  • There were no disciplinary records in response to the Journal Sentinel's request.
    — Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • By 2019, Loew was running into disciplinary trouble on the job, records show.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The first Black principal in that town, he is credited with reducing arrests, suspensions, and disciplinary actions and increasing academic proficiency.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • Boyd said inmates who clog toilets are subject to a disciplinary lockdown, which separates an individual from the general jail population and revokes certain privileges.
    — Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025

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