dishonorably

Example Sentences

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That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The alleged human rights abuses led to Subianto being forced out of the military and he was dishonorably discharged in 1998.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

He was dishonorably discharged and ordered to forfeit $10,000 in pay.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

“Of his career being destroyed. Of being dishonorably discharged. And I had my own fear. He was stationed in North Carolina, so we’re in the South, and every kid out there knew who I was.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

I thought that if I were to resist this man's claim by the power of superior wealth I should be acting as dishonorably as though I had fought an unarmed man with a revolver.

From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James