reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-mənt 
ˈrej-mənt
1
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
2
archaic
: governmental rule
reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-ˌment
regimented; regimenting; regiments
1
a
: to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control
regiment an entire country
b
: to subject to order or uniformity
2
: to form into or assign to a regiment
Examples of regiment in a Sentence
Verb
They carefully regiment their son's diet.
She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.
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Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
Most notably, his character was a formerly enslaved man who later became a U.S. Army sergeant in a Buffalo Soldier regiment.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Hundreds of guests attended his birthday fete at the Park Avenue Armory, a structure built in the late nineteenth century for a national guard regiment assigned to protect the mansions of upper Manhattan from the envious hordes it was feared might come marauding from tenements farther east.
—Kim Phillips-Fein, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
The cemetery was the final resting place for many of Houston’s Black religious leaders, wealthy merchants, veterans of both world wars and at least one of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Black U.S. Army regiments founded in 1866 to serve on the American frontier.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
These have been delivered both to the 334th regiment at Pskov, and the 235th at Ulyanovsk.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
Guthrie said the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial exhibit commemorates Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th, one of the first Civil War regiments of African Americans enlisted in the North.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
The sculpture commemorates Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th, one of the first Civil War regiments of African Americans enlisted in the North, Guthrie said.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
With an A-list skin care regiment and strong influence over most of Hollywood's hair, the 42-year-old knows a thing or two (or everything) about the current state of beauty.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
In ancient times, the daily life of Russians was organized and regimented by church bells.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Wilson, 23, regiments his life around football, opting to live a short drive from the Jets’ facility in Florham Park, N.J., and, in an unusual move for a new pro, settling in without any family members or friends as roommates.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
His role dictated to me a certain type of upbringing that was regimented with training.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
Every hour of his day is regimented by an algorithm built from rigorous bodily monitoring and the science of over 2,000 academic publications.
—Stephen Pastis, Fortune, 12 July 2023
Wes Anderson’s first film is also his least formally regimented.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023
The new royal role is a fitting one for the Princes of Wales, who has been honoring that guards regiment most St. Patrick's Day holidays since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
Every stage of their production is controlled and regimented to ensure each fruit is as close to perfect as possible.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2023
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Noun
The exhibit includes a list of the regiment's soldiers who were killed, wounded, captured, or declared missing following the Battle of Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
Most notably, his character was a formerly enslaved man who later became a U.S. Army sergeant in a Buffalo Soldier regiment.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Hundreds of guests attended his birthday fete at the Park Avenue Armory, a structure built in the late nineteenth century for a national guard regiment assigned to protect the mansions of upper Manhattan from the envious hordes it was feared might come marauding from tenements farther east.
—Kim Phillips-Fein, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
The cemetery was the final resting place for many of Houston’s Black religious leaders, wealthy merchants, veterans of both world wars and at least one of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Black U.S. Army regiments founded in 1866 to serve on the American frontier.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
These have been delivered both to the 334th regiment at Pskov, and the 235th at Ulyanovsk.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
Guthrie said the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial exhibit commemorates Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th, one of the first Civil War regiments of African Americans enlisted in the North.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
The sculpture commemorates Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th, one of the first Civil War regiments of African Americans enlisted in the North, Guthrie said.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
With an A-list skin care regiment and strong influence over most of Hollywood's hair, the 42-year-old knows a thing or two (or everything) about the current state of beauty.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
Verb
During her time in foster care, Sanchez’s phone use had been regimented.
—Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
In ancient times, the daily life of Russians was organized and regimented by church bells.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Wilson, 23, regiments his life around football, opting to live a short drive from the Jets’ facility in Florham Park, N.J., and, in an unusual move for a new pro, settling in without any family members or friends as roommates.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
His role dictated to me a certain type of upbringing that was regimented with training.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
Every hour of his day is regimented by an algorithm built from rigorous bodily monitoring and the science of over 2,000 academic publications.
—Stephen Pastis, Fortune, 12 July 2023
Wes Anderson’s first film is also his least formally regimented.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023
The new royal role is a fitting one for the Princes of Wales, who has been honoring that guards regiment most St. Patrick's Day holidays since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
Every stage of their production is controlled and regimented to ensure each fruit is as close to perfect as possible.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2023
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regiment
1 of 2 noun
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-(ə-)mənt
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regimental
adjective
ˌrej-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
regiment
2 of 2 verb
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-ə-ˌment
1
: to organize for the sake of regulation or control
2
: to make orderly or the same as others
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