self-discipline
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mamdani would present an enticing target to a political opponent of laconic self-discipline and charitable forbearance.
He says he felt that the office environment would improve his self-discipline.
From BBC
Enrique is obsessive about PSG and his own self-discipline down to the finest details, with his watch even alerting him if he has not carried out any stretching or movement for 30 minutes.
From BBC
But it's feeding off a recent trend, fed by predatory social media influencers, that conflates masculinity with punishing self-discipline, the kind that rejects all pleasure and comfort as a feminizing — and thereby evil — force.
From Salon
But showing iron will, great determination and self-discipline, Pant fought his way back from what seemed a dead-end to his career.
From BBC
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