How to Use hazing in a Sentence

hazing

noun
  • Use hazing techniques to chase a coyote out of your yard.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • He was also ordered to speak at high schools about the dangers of hazing.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The people yelled and used hazing techniques to get the coyotes to leave.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • The plan was to scare the bear away from the area, a process known as hazing, or capture him if that didn’t work.
    — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2017
  • What starts as fun soon turns to terror when a hazing ritual on the beach goes too far.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Linskey said in Monday's statement that hazing has no place in school.
    — NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • But in terms of him using the term ‘hazing,’ that never occurred.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 May 2024
  • The move arguably could have been akin to hazing or at the very least a challenging joke on the trio.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The school has acknowledged that some type of hazing occurred.
    — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The project detailed the hazing and death of the 18-year-old freshman.
    — Sheridan Hendrix, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • As part of freshman hazing, Williams’s teammates shaved his head.
    — Jonathan Abrams Michael Noble Jr., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Last night was the final week of hazing before the powers that be at E!
    — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Nobody wants to be known as a college where lots of crime happens or lots of hazing happens.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
  • The other would be to plead guilty to one count of felony hazing and 60 days in a county jail work camp.
    — Joe Reedy, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The hour report features 16 parents who have lost a child to hazing.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018
  • The bear required a different type of hazing than the others.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • In his suit, Nagy said Wheaton turned a blind eye to hazing, which Wheaton denies.
    — Clifford Ward, Wheaton Glen Ellyn, 3 May 2018
  • In Auburn, the chapter was accused of hazing as well as drug and alcohol abuse.
    — Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The new law also requires schools to teach students about the dangers of hazing, among other things.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There's been at least one hazing death a year at US colleges for the last 40-plus years.
    — Peggy Drexler, CNN, 9 May 2017
  • One of the teens, a 15-year-old, was initially charged with rape, kidnapping and hazing.
    — The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The three were arrested on suspicion of hazing.
    — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The three were arrested on suspicion of hazing.
    — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The maximum penalty for hazing is thirty days and a fine of $100.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Walker’s family alleged in the complaint that the hazing conduct did not involve their loved one.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Plebe year was rough due to the merciless hazing by upperclassmen, and MacArthur came in for his share.
    — National Geographic, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The goal is to scare an animal away, not injure it, says the FWC on their coyote hazing video.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Hugh Webster of Chevy Chase, Maryland, three counts of assault and two of hazing.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The student, 15 at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, abduction and hazing as part of a plea deal.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024

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