How to Use strict in a Sentence

strict

adjective
  • He insists on strict adherence to the rules.
  • Her parents aren't very strict.
  • Or, as with French, the process doesn’t even have to be that strict.
    — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, there's a strict set of rules the cast must follow.
    — Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • There are no strict style rules for these wide strides apart from the length.
    — Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
  • What’s more, the strict border rules didn’t stop the virus from leaking in.
    — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In what is one of the strictest bans on the products, lawbreakers face fines and up to four years in jail.
    — Jennifer McDermott and Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And most of Shanghai is now out of its strict weeks-long lockdown.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022
  • That’s raised questions among many in the public about the need for strict lockdowns.
    — Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Those strict rules only apply when it’s not done well, when the blend doesn’t work.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But the factory managers were vexed by his strict rules and sticky dough, which gummed up the works.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Thanks to her, strict rules developed around the rites of mourning.
    — Rachel Garrahan, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The brunette also opts for a strict, sleek look, which is totally in right now.
    — Melanie Paukner, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This includes Germany, which has strict rules against hate speech and neo-Nazism.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Lawson remained wary and laid out strict rules about when it could be used.
    — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • This is a proactive step to future-proof your brand in case of stricter guidelines.
    — Rebecca Styn, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The only strict condition at such a fitting was to bring shoes.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • At the very least, hemp sellers should be subject to the same strict rules imposed on the pot industry.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • With the Olympic committee eager to lure the world’s best athletes to the Games, strict amateurism rules started to ease in the 1990s.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Remember, there are no strict rules for this trend, so think of these more as helpful hints.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The state has strict rules on the amount of phosphorus that can be discharged from wastewater treatment plants.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In such cases, the crew puts up with strict water rationing and eats salads.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Even under a new, stricter test for gun laws set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, the jurists found, the state is likely to win its appeal.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The cannabis sales trial program will follow strict rules.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • Xi is adding to these woes with his strict pandemic controls.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • On the channel, Franke was known for her strict parenting advice.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That meant laying down a strict timetable for cutting CO2 emissions.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The measure imposes stricter penalties for some drug and theft crimes.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
  • But Democrats argued that Florida already has one of the country’s strictest ballot-initiative processes.
    — Dara Kam, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Some venues, such as London's fabric, encourage a phone-free environment through guidance rather than strict enforcement.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025

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