doctrine

Example Sentences

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Past conflicts—due largely to a considerable lag between U.S. doctrine and technology—began with the outermost defensive ring and painfully worked toward the innermost ring of the capital, he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"We are embracing the very doctrine we used to reject," Axworthy wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Because of its small territory, Israel built its national security around a doctrine of "offensive defence", relying on pre-emptive, long-range strikes against enemy targets, she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

He lost his wife and son to an epidemic carried by the soldiery, his royal patron was deposed, and he was excommunicated by the Lutheran Church for his uncompromising individualism on matters of doctrine.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan