How to Use doctrine in a Sentence

doctrine

noun
  • The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.
  • Many psychologists now question the doctrines of Sigmund Freud.
  • But Macron said that the doctrine has to evolve with the threats.
    — Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Tao has a lot of meanings, among them, the way, or path, or doctrine, the road.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • One of the main ones is known as the investor control doctrine.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To that end, Stratas stressed the doctrine of waiver.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
  • But there are questions about how much support that doctrine still has.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Now, that doctrine is up to investors to decide.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • Catholic doctrine held that both faith and good works would gain God’s favor.
    — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • In this case, the court raised this thing called the major questions doctrine.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
  • China, for its part, has turned open weights into doctrine.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Not a court in the service of a party, or even a legal doctrine.
    — Keith C. Burris Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (tns), Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • But one of those rules, a doctrine of the fair for more than four decades, now faces a legal challenge.
    — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Iran hasn’t yet publicly reversed its doctrine.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the fighting-words doctrine has fallen out of favor with the courts.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 May 2016
  • The lessons of this war are not being written into doctrine.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The doctrine, therefore, now advanced is by no means a novel one.
    — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
  • Some experts reject the idea that something this crude even earns the right to be called a doctrine.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, that’s not to say there aren’t challenges to following such a doctrine.
    — Chris Martin, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The justices could tighten standing doctrine even more next term.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2023
  • That doctrine blurs the line between soldier and civilian.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • In his talk, Francis also laid out his idea that church doctrine can and should change with the times.
    — Delia Gallagher, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Celibacy was a key element of the doctrine.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Neither doctrine is a healthy one for a nation, or a movement, to embrace.
    — Parker Richards, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The debate will grow in the months ahead, as the doctrine committee moves forward.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2021
  • Carolyn had already made this part of her fashion doctrine, but Lee put the seal on it.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Prevost then underlined that doctrine had not changed.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Lower courts dismissed her claim based on their reading of the Feres doctrine.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The church’s doctrine holds that those who have passed on can choose to accept or reject this ordinance.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2021
  • As to what kind of Christian, Holland didn’t cite doctrine.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026

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