discipline

Example Sentences

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Superata said that fewer young Japanese want a life that demands huge discipline and comes with a strict practise schedule.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Teaching me discipline, making me a better man and setting me up for life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In the past, market discipline hasn’t always been enough to prevent private student lenders from partnering with schools with poor outcomes to offer arguably predatory loans often to low-income students.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But even with discipline, the reason “no side quests” is such a bad idea is that success comes via surprises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Ere long, I had reason to congratulate myself on the course of wholesome discipline to which I had thus forced my feelings to submit.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë