How to Use "doctrinaire" with Example Sentences

1. Mr mourdock , by contrast , is much more doctrinaire .

2. For doctrinaire types , who oppose all trade in ivory , the forthcoming sale is not just a challenge to endangered animals ; it could be a threat to the credibility of their best-loved arguments .

3. There are not enough votes on the religious right to secure the nomination , so the successful candidate will have to appeal to less doctrinaire voters too .

4. Doctrinaire democrats , for their part , complained that the president is too willing to cut social spending , and too reluctant to tax the rich to pay for them .

5. Mr santorum is likely to find his doctrinaire views on abortion , gay marriage and other social issues a handicap in these places .