discipline
Example Sentences
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You’ve proven that you can pay off double the amount you owe right now, which is why I’m confident you have the discipline to pay this down as well.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Another trust in Cornwall - whose discipline policy has been criticised by parents - is considering whether its schools should be run by other trusts.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Burnham used his speech to pledge fiscal discipline and to reduce the country's ballooning welfare bill, having already sought to calm markets by committing to the government's current borrowing limits.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
That big number demands a lot of discipline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
This came about from nothing other than his excessive compassion, which gave his soldiers more licence than is suitable to military discipline.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing discipline
The Outsiders
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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