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noun

conduct

CEFR B1

manner of acting or controlling yourself

In a sentence

Six example sentences with conduct, each labelled with its topic.

  • The tribunal reviewed the officer's conduct during the search and found he had followed every step of the procedure.

    Law

  • Two technical fouls for arguing put his conduct on the referee's report, and the league fined him afterwards.

    Basketball

  • The hostel posts a short list of expected conduct: quiet after eleven, shoes outside, and nobody cooking in the dormitory.

    Travel

  • Every new hire signs the code of conduct, which covers gifts, honesty in expense claims, and how to treat suppliers.

    Business

  • The league fines players for poor conduct in voice chat, and repeat offenders sit out the next two tournaments.

    Gaming

  • The speaker warned that shouting during the budget speech was conduct unworthy of the chamber and cleared the gallery.

    Politics

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