- past tense form of indoctrinate.
- past participle of indoctrinate.
indoctrinated
Example Sentences
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Again the U.S. hit a brick wall called Europe and a team of players for whom the World Cup assignment is an indoctrinated dream from Day One.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"If I was born in another household where my parents were poor, couldn't afford my education, I could have also become easily radicalised and indoctrinated by the Taliban," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
He relaxed strict dress codes for agents, recruited female agents and pointedly hired people from outside the agency – who were not indoctrinated in the Hoover culture – for administrative posts.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
Maybe this is just because I was indoctrinated through three years of law school, and because my career hangs on it, but I have to think that the law matters.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2024
At a makeshift training school in New York, agents were indoctrinated in the new regulations and methods.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
