Example sentences for: doctrine

How can you use “doctrine” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Shepard's essay was pretty obviously intended as a response to economists--including Princeton's Alan Blinder, Morgan Stanley's Steve Roach, and me--who have recently been critical of the New Economy doctrine, among other things pointing out (though apparently to little effect) the dependence of that doctrine on the speedometer fallacy.

  • Also, the doctrine of "fair use" allows writers to quote limited sections of a work, as long as it is germane, properly attributed, and doesn't undercut sales of the original.

  • Wilson points out the shakiness of the Southern Baptists' biblical justification for their recently announced doctrine that wives should "graciously submit" to their husbands.

  • On the LAT opinion page, Brookings Fellow Shibley Telhami presses the White House to announce a Clinton Doctrine asserting that the U.S. has "vital strategic" interests in Middle East peace.

  • At the same time, Martin Luther’s new Christian doctrine, Protestantism, was spreading like wildfire across Europe.


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