How to Use hazing in a Sentence

hazing

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  • The project detailed the hazing and death of the 18-year-old freshman.
    — Sheridan Hendrix, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • The people yelled and used hazing techniques to get the coyotes to leave.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • 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
  • The other would be to plead guilty to one count of felony hazing and 60 days in a county jail work camp.
    — Joe Reedy, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • In his suit, Nagy said Wheaton turned a blind eye to hazing, which Wheaton denies.
    — Clifford Ward, Wheaton Glen Ellyn, 3 May 2018
  • 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
  • But in terms of him using the term ‘hazing,’ that never occurred.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 May 2024
  • 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 hour report features 16 parents who have lost a child to hazing.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018
  • What starts as fun soon turns to terror when a hazing ritual on the beach goes too far.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Hugh Webster of Chevy Chase, Maryland, three counts of assault and two of hazing.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The bear required a different type of hazing than the others.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • One of the teens, a 15-year-old, was initially charged with rape, kidnapping and hazing.
    — The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The maximum penalty for hazing is thirty days and a fine of $100.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The school has acknowledged that some type of hazing occurred.
    — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
  • As part of freshman hazing, Williams’s teammates shaved his head.
    — Jonathan Abrams Michael Noble Jr., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • What compelled you to tackle frat life and college hazing in Ethan Berger’s The Line?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The incidents include those reported in San Diego and the 2016 hazing death of Pvt.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The new law also requires schools to teach students about the dangers of hazing, among other things.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The student, 15 at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, abduction and hazing as part of a plea deal.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Since joining the Missions, Tatis fell victim to hazing.
    — Carter Karels, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Corrosive big-bro clown antics with a top note of hazing.
    — Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Plebe year was rough due to the merciless hazing by upperclassmen, and MacArthur came in for his share.
    — National Geographic, 9 Jan. 2020
  • All eight were charged with unlawful hazing of a student.
    — NBC News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • More than half of college students are involved in some form of campus hazing, according to North Carolina State University.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024

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