hazing

Example Sentences

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“I saw it as affectionate hazing and acceptance into the group.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But Mr. Warsh knows this hazing is what he signed up for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

We were then, indeed, challenged and tested, with a slew of activities that added up to little more than a light hazing to bond us.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

And for bears that keep snooping around houses or livestock, there are ways of hazing that don’t involve dogs chasing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

We got the presidents of the sorority as our “big sisters,” which meant that throughout pledging, we escaped a lot of the hazing.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers