disciplining

Example Sentences

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“By arresting Villarreal, rather than solely disciplining the employee for any wrongdoing, county officials took this ‘everyday journalism’ and transformed it ‘into a crime,’ ” she wrote.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

"While dominant individuals may show disciplining actions toward their subordinates, as macaques do naturally, these actions in the macaque society 'differ from human abuses'," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Katie Miller and her guests avoid talking too bluntly about how disciplining children is achieved.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

The company declined to comment on any specific instances but said it reviews any history of policy violations and whether the conduct violates its values before disciplining employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

“Allowing something like that to happen under my supervision. Not properly disciplining Louisa for her indiscretion. And Louisa couldn’t come forward because she—because.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse