dogma

Example Sentences

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He has called for reform of the policy, a principle he fully supports but believes is being wrongly applied and has become a dogma that can be used to conceal wrongdoing.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Additionally, scaling laws, once considered the industry’s central dogma, have come under increasing scrutiny as returns diminish.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

We need the intellectual seriousness to treat this as an empirical question, not something we can settle with dogma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

In a role that demands depth and dogma, Sweeney displays little of either, making “Christy” feel like a vessel for someone else’s ideas.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

“I don’t know what the dogma is, but I know it nearly turned my brother’s hair grey.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White