How to Use disciplinary in a Sentence

disciplinary

adjective
  • The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.
  • 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
  • That led to a disciplinary complaint against DeWine, which was unanimously dismissed in April 2018.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The state bar disciplinary committee that filed the lawsuit will not oppose the request to postpone, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
    Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • The public only learns of a complaint if the board issues a public order for disciplinary action, such as a fine or suspension of a license.
    Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Last week, in Colorado Springs, a student faced removal from school property and a disciplinary meeting for wearing a Gadsden flag patch to class.
    Daniel Buck, National Review, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The disciplinary reports started to pile up in third grade, including one reporting that Dakotah had picked up a classmate and hugged him so hard that the classmate cried out in pain.
    Erica L. Green, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The punishment marks the first time in nearly half a century that Montana lawmakers have sought such disciplinary action against one of their own.
    Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The students were identified and faced disciplinary action.
    Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Wood learned that he'd be asked to testify before the special grand jury through a lawyer who represented him in a State Bar of Georgia disciplinary case.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 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
  • He will also be expected to overhaul a disciplinary system that some argue seems to penalize the accuser more than the accused.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024

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