How to Use hazing in a Sentence

hazing

noun
  • 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
  • He was also ordered to speak at high schools about the dangers of hazing.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The specific nature of the hazing has not been disclosed.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • What was the response to the Northwestern hazing scandal?
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Linskey said in Monday's statement that hazing has no place in school.
    NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • One of the first tests the couple faced was the city’s familiar hazing ritual: finding a place to live.
    New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • As part of freshman hazing, Williams’s teammates shaved his head.
    Jonathan Abrams Michael Noble Jr., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The students could face fines of up to $1,200, as student hazing is a class B misdemeanor in New Hampshire.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • Corrosive big-bro clown antics with a top note of hazing.
    Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • All of them are also charged with hazing and kidnapping.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
  • The documents say the college and the coach were aware of the hazing of new teammates, including Gilfedder.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Fitzgerald has denied any knowledge of hazing in the program.
    Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 24 July 2023
  • Adam and Shruti both wonder whether they’re cut out to be doctors, and what the hazing of medical training is supposed to teach them.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022
  • After the victory over Servite, Rollinson was asked about his emotions in light of the turbulence sparked by the allegations of hazing.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The office lottery felt like a bit of congressional hazing.
    Chad Pergram | Fox News, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The university shared no details on the number of players involved, the nature of the possible hazing or a full timeline of events.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The season, though, will be remembered for the hazing scandal, which the school has said is still under investigation.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald last month amid a hazing scandal.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Braun took over after Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald in July amid a hazing and abuse scandal.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The survey asked a range of similar questions about race, diversity and hazing in the military.
    Peter Kasperowicz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • There were no hazing, initiations, or blood oaths to perform; writing and faith were only the entry requirements of sorts.
    Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022
  • College and Sigma Phi Epsilon officials did not respond when asked by the Observer how new members were hazed and how long the hazing lasted.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
  • After some frosh hazing, the kids drive around, get high, look for something to do, hang out at a rec center, and eventually coalesce at a kegger out in the woods by an old light tower.
    Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For bears that don’t respond to less-intrusive hazing methods, there is a backup plan: Large metal tubes with a trap door, baited with seal meat, can be used to detain a roving bear.
    Angela Owens, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Allegations of hazing within the program were first made public in August, as the team prepared for its season opener against Cal Poly.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Last year, 11 former members of the fraternity were charged with hazing and seven of them with serving alcohol to a minor.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • He was relieved of his head-coaching duties just two games into the 2021 season after a hazing incident within the program.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
  • Other hazing methods include spraying a hose in the coyote’s direction, but not hitting the coyote with water, and waving your arms while yelling at it.
    Dallas News, 14 June 2022
  • The family alleged in their lawsuit that their son, who was new to the football team, was forced to fight a much larger player in a locker-room hazing ritual in February 2021.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022

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