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.
• A change in the rules of engagement does not have to be a change in doctrine.
  — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 17 July 2017
• In this case, the court raised this thing called the major questions doctrine.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
• 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 having boots on the ground in far-flung parts of the world does not jibe with the Trump doctrine.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2020
• But the fighting-words doctrine has fallen out of favor with the courts.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 May 2016
• The debate will grow in the months ahead, as the doctrine committee moves forward.
  — New York Times, 18 June 2021
• Tao has a lot of meanings, among them, the way, or path, or doctrine, the road.
  — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• But there are questions about how much support that doctrine still has.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
• But the doctrine has run headlong into shifts in policing.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 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
• The question is: What is doctrine and what is practice?
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2020
• So the doctrine of res judicata also barred the claims.
  — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020
• Brown sees a link between the abuse and the doctrine that women should submit to male leadership.
  — David Crary, ajc, 24 Mar. 2021
• Catholic doctrine held that both faith and good works would gain God’s favor.
  — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The justices could tighten standing doctrine even more next term.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2023
• 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
• Of course, that’s not to say there aren’t challenges to following such a doctrine.
  — Chris Martin, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
• Most churches stick to doctrines and practices that date back centuries.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 26 Feb. 2020
• Even the city itself is not exempt from the doctrine of adverse possession.
  — Ray Boyd, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• Some cases will turn on complex legal issues like the doctrine of fair use.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020
• 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
• Carolyn had already made this part of her fashion doctrine, but Lee put the seal on it.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• All state lawmakers swear an oath to uphold those doctrines.
  — Katie Mettler, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2020
• Neither doctrine is a healthy one for a nation, or a movement, to embrace.
  — Parker Richards, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022
• Mormon doctrine holds that those who have passed on can choose to accept or reject the ordinance.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
• The castle doctrine is the legal notion that one's home can be defended with lethal force.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
• Rumblings at the country’s doorstep challenged that doctrine.
  — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022
• Originalism has turned out to be more than a legal doctrine.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 17 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024