indiscipline

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Indeed, France’s indiscipline was such that Germany had the best chance to win in normal time from the penalty spot. Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025 Wolves made the most of Bournemouth's indiscipline in their 1-0 win over the Cherries this past weekend, keeping things tight at the back and capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 The positional indiscipline Amorim bemoaned first came to the fore in the 89th minute. Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Today’s geopolitical environment would accordingly be less forgiving of the indiscipline that Washington once exhibited. Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline
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Noun
  • He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint.
    Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • Baltimore’s special teams have been fine except for shoddy kick coverage and execution, but the unit certainly hasn’t been strong enough to make up for any of the team’s other shortcomings or been the difference in them winning a close game.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In a 2019 post celebrating his third wedding anniversary with Miles, Minoso poked fun at his character’s romantic shortcomings.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Restaurants that receive more than 30 demerits are required to immediately fix the most critical violations and start corrective procedures on all the other violations within 48 hours.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • India’s wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant received a demerit point from the ICC after the first Test at Headingley for throwing the ball on the floor in frustration after umpire Paul Reiffel had inspected it and turned down his request for a replacement.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hilary Putnam, one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers, stood out as a rare figure who treated changing his mind as a virtue rather than a failing.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The inquest is expected to consider some or all of the concerns that were raised at the time and reported by The Athletic in the immediate aftermath, with multiple eyewitnesses alleging failings in the care provided by Sheffield Wednesday and its medical services.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Any film that urges people to see their foibles and worries as dynamic parts of themselves rather than unmoveable millstones is probably putting a healthy enough message into the world.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.
    William E. Watson, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Johnson was also a movement candidate, propelled into office by energized unions, frustrated progressives, and backlash from decades of police intemperance and economic inequality.
    Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Relying on Russia’s economic frailty also leans on a different societal paradigm to where the Kremlin is at now.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But United's inability to convert chances and their defensive frailties were glaring.
    Lori Ewing, Reuters, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, the music is always a lavish wellspring, and on Dedicated, Jepsen celebrates her capacity for unreserve, intertwining it with her erotic sensibilities.
    rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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