doctrine

Example Sentences

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They began a decades-long pursuit of a new doctrine supported by new weapons to prevent the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He paid tribute to the quality of the speeches made on the basis of personal opinion rather than party political doctrine.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

This law encompasses everyone involved in that felony, holding them equally responsible under a doctrine called accomplice liability.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

The doctrine aims not merely at air superiority but at air supremacy -- the difference between having an advantage in the air versus total dominance of an airspace.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Buddhists are more complicated—because of the Buddha’s doctrine of anatta, which basically says that people don’t have eternal souls.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green