How to Use disciplinarian in a Sentence

disciplinarian

noun
  • The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian.
  • Lauer is a strict disciplinarian who will get the most out of his players and will keep them in line.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 10 July 2018
  • And to feel that kind of love from someone that Ramy first saw as a disciplinarian.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2020
  • Some are the quiet disciplinarians, others are the yellers, some let the kids free range parent.
    — Fox News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Bartholomew was known as a no-nonsense disciplinarian who insisted things go his way.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • As chief of staff, Kelly was thrust into the role of disciplinarian.
    — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • As chief of staff, Kelly was thrust into the role of disciplinarian.
    — Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018
  • As chief of staff, Kelly was thrust into the role of disciplinarian.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Sanders, Taylor makes clear, is not a players’ coach, but an old-school disciplinarian.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Both were industrious strivers at work and strict disciplinarians at home.
    — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Mayock describes his father as a strong, silent disciplinarian who told players the truth.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • And our mother was always disciplinarian, guardian angel and provider.
    — Jerry Large, The Seattle Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The Ravens needed a disciplinarian, a coach who was more involved with a team concept instead of the star system.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Then again, look across the NFL landscape and find an old-school disciplinarian prowling a sideline.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2024
  • The elder Okonkwo was known throughout his family as a disciplinarian, and Joshua was starting to run with the wrong crowd.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Sporting long-ish red hair and salt-and-pepper sideburns that wouldn’t last a second in the presence of a West Point disciplinarian.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Popular for being a lax disciplinarian and easy grader, Brouillard often kept a camera strapped around his neck.
    — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Parents get so used to being the boss and the teacher and the disciplinarian and the banker and the manners-minder that sometimes just enjoying your kid gets pushed off the schedule.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, 9 Oct. 2018
  • The school’s disciplinarian back then, the great Jeannette Jones, who died in December, was so strict even parents could be scared of her.
    — Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has embraced his role as a disciplinarian.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The elder Corcoran was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, according to court documents.
    — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
  • During his time with the Yankees, Mendoza was known as a disciplinarian behind the scenes, but the team loved and respected his hard coaching.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Sister Aloysius, on the other hand, is a stern disciplinarian who’s perfectly comfortable being feared rather than liked.
    — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 24 May 2017
  • With Joe Torre, baseball’s disciplinarian, watching from the press level, the teams played the first two games of this series without incident.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2016
  • That the term doesn’t exist says less about mothers’ senses of humor, which are just as corny as fathers’, than about restrictive gender roles that cast women as humorless disciplinarians.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 12 June 2019
  • Cook and his fellow trainer, Erica Lugo, were on hand to serve as peppy cheerleaders and stern disciplinarians.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The result was chaos; after a month, Ford tapped an ambitious young disciplinarian named Donald Rumsfeld to enforce a chain of command.
    — Chris Whipple, Twin Cities, 17 May 2017
  • The conductor is an oracle and interpreter, a guide and disciplinarian—and, for me, a novice aficionado of classical music, a necessary hand in the dark and a useful focal point.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The marketplace is a tough disciplinarian, in contrast to government, and the first duty of a corporate board is to replace a CEO who isn’t doing the job.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Their father, Jack, was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, while their mother, Katherine, was a housewife with a history of depression, according to court documents.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024

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