How to Use doctrine in a Sentence

doctrine

noun
Definition of doctrinenext
Synonyms for doctrinenext
  • The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.
  • Many psychologists now question the doctrines of Sigmund Freud.
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • And that’s the other part of this that has me shook(eth). Latter-day Saint doctrine didn’t change a bit.
    — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Nov. 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 the fighting-words doctrine has fallen out of favor with the courts.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 May 2016
  • 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
  • Catholic doctrine held that both faith and good works would gain God’s favor.
    — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The debate will grow in the months ahead, as the doctrine committee moves forward.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2021
  • The question is: What is doctrine and what is practice?
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • But, of course, Biden is trying to offer the country a doctrine rather than a jingle.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 3 July 2023
  • Carolyn had already made this part of her fashion doctrine, but Lee put the seal on it.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • But there are questions about how much support that doctrine still has.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Brown sees a link between the abuse and the doctrine that women should submit to male leadership.
    — David Crary, ajc, 24 Mar. 2021
  • But the doctrine has run headlong into shifts in policing.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2020
  • Back in 2008, conservatives for some reason went along with the doctrine of Too Big to Fail.
    — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 July 2023
  • Neither doctrine is a healthy one for a nation, or a movement, to embrace.
    — Parker Richards, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • That also seems contrary to Catholic doctrine, too. ...
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2021
  • So the doctrine of res judicata also barred the claims.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020
  • But, for hundreds of years, the felony-murder doctrine has muddled this conceit.
    — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Trump's days as president are numbered, but his doctrine has found fertile ground in the Gulf.
    — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The justices could tighten standing doctrine even more next term.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2023
  • The castle doctrine is the legal notion that one's home can be defended with lethal force.
    — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
  • If the court doesn’t carve out a new doctrine, speech restrictions like North Carolina’s will be struck down.
    — Wired Opinion, WIRED, 18 July 2023

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