His own childhood had been hard and disciplinary, and at Cherry's age he had been concerned only with realities, with the need of food and clothes and shelter.
"Sisters"
Kathleen Norris
But in every case it shows a respect for the natural man, praising morality for its disciplinary and instrumental value in the service of such human wants as are the outgrowth of the animal instinct of self-preservation.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
To Paul the thorn was as disciplinary as the shipwreck.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage