indiscipline

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Despite missing four starters due to indiscipline, Cameroon were relentless in this World Cup quarter-final and England had an impervious Peter Shilton and David Platt — still euphoric from that volley against Belgium in the previous round — to thank for a fortunate 1-0 half-time lead. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026 Trump demanded a renegotiation of NAFTA during his first term, but ultimately the Canadian negotiators were able to deal with the indiscipline and tumult of the chaotic administration. Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Wolves made the most of Bournemouth's indiscipline in their 1-0 win over the Cherries this past weekend, keeping things tight at the back and capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline
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Noun
  • He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint.
    Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • The German team opened the 2026 tournament with a 7–1 win over debutant Curaçao, but an unconvincing performance in a 2–1 victory over Côte d’Ivoire exposed the team’s shortcomings.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a demerit system where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Lord’s had not previously accumulated any demerit points; the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have 14 days to appeal against the ICC’s sanction.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The new documentary reveals some of the interpersonal and business conflicts that led to the disintegration of the classic EW&F line-up, boldly highlighting the various triumphs and failings of leader Maurice White who died in 2016 at age 74 from Parkinson’s disease.
    Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • His foibles in the playoffs came to fruition while trying to guard Joel Embiid.
    Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Rather, the term has come to stand for a range of attributes—intemperance, ordinariness, outsiderness, likability, spontaneity—that aren’t especially related philosophically, either to authenticity or to one another.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 June 2026
  • The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.
    Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This month’s announcement from CMS caught states off guard with a new definition of medical frailty.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • The Three Lions showed some defensive frailty in the first half against Croatia last time out, but the attack was downright terrifying in England’s 4-2 win.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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