disciplinarian

Example Sentences

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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Ray, who is joining the Marines to make his disciplinarian but not unkind father proud, convinces Cam to join alongside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

She was groomed from a young age to take on the mantle of ruler under the guidance of her grandmother, Sultan Jehan, a strict disciplinarian who was the ruler of Bhopal.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024

Children, according to the old disciplinarian maxim, should be seen and not heard.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Our summer-gray pot-bellied stove bloomed rosy red during winter, and became a severe disciplinarian threat if we were so foolish as to indulge in making mistakes.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou