How to Use standard in a Sentence

standard

1 of 2 noun

• This book is the standard by which all others must be judged.
• By modern standards, the house is just too small.
• The state rewrote the standards to address the criticisms.
  — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• But the failure to meet a legal standard doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem.
  — Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
• Yet even by those standards, Kennedy’s case might be the most phantasmal of them all.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• The crowd is small, by the standards of New York City protests, which routinely draw thousands.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The crowd was small, by the standards of New York City protests, which routinely draw thousands.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Back then, everyone in New York was rich—or, thanks to lax lending standards, seemed to be.
  — Jessica Pressler, Town & Country, 17 May 2023
• At the Porter Ranch school, about 77% of students met or exceeded standards in English and 69% in math.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• Bernalillo County and Albuquerque are the only two places in the state right now that meet those standards.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2023
• The goal is to set a new standard of openness from your end and to get in the practice of erecting boundaries with them moving forward.
  — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• Chaudry at the time said she was being held to a different standard than other members of the panel.
  — Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• That percentage is much higher than in places like Britain, where the standard is just above 1 percent.
  — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• The report authors were unaware of any other such reactions across more than six decades of the shots being the standard of care in much of the world.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Plug-in lights are the most standard, but also require some planning to use, according to West.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2023
• They are used for massing and as specimens—as shrubs, standards, and espaliers.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• The standards will ramp up more stringently after 2030.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
• So your phone or your device becomes the identity standard for you.
  — WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023
• Even by the light-speed standard of social media, Olaplex had a fast rise—and suffered an even quicker backlash.
  — Chavie Lieber, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• Supporters have described the language as like the standard under Roe v. Wade.
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
• As standard, the aft deck sports an island sunbed and the spacious bow features another sunbed plus a console seat.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
• How the United States landed on the eight-hour standard wasn’t the result of one union or one industry, one company or one law.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
• Check each device they are given to ensure the settings meet your standards of safety.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• Both players ran 40-yard dashes that were plodding by NFL standards.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• The Defender Series protects against drops four times the military standard as well as from dust and dirt getting in.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
• The mandatory standard was designed to protect children up to 72 months old, or six years of age, according to the CPSC.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
• There’s a powder room and a study just off the entrance, while the primary bedroom on the lower floor is joined by two guest bedrooms, both on the small side by today’s standard.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
• No lesser standard, given the current state of the franchise, is acceptable.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• But until now, there was no federal standard on the chemicals in drinking water.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
• Eleven states already have regulatory standards for PFAS in drinking water.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024

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standard

2 of 2 adjective

• The word is considered standard.
• The movie was a pretty standard romantic comedy.
• The shorts come in standard sizes as well as plus sizes up to size 39.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• While the tunnel is closed, a one-way trip on the Lynn and Winthrop ferries costs $2.40 each — the standard fare for subway trips.
  — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• And even the standard guest rooms have sofa beds and plenty of space for the whole family.
  — Genevieve Ko, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
• All four of these recipes were tested in a standard 1250-watt microwave oven.
  — Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Writers are paid by the episode, which means that the drop in standard season episode counts hits scribes in the pocketbook.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 July 2023
• Still, the spacious cabin is well built and includes a standard third row.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
• The bra also fits around most standard pump flanges, like Medela or Spectra.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Remember when a bathing cap was standard female wear at the beach or pool?
  — Judi Dash, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The cabin is upgraded with a pair of standard 12.3-inch screens and a clean new design with lots of straight lines.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
• Someone in search of a more standard, classic pair of denim.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• There will be standard rooms, but the best option is one of the 10 luxury tents tucked away amid the beachfront greenery.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2024
• The study – which looked at crew working 8-hour days as opposed to the standard ten – assessed the knock-on effects on costs and schedules.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
• The front will have nine seats with extra legroom amid 93 standard economy seats.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
• This is a standard practice, but just to hold this arbitrary amount of money?
  — Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
• All-wheel drive is standard with the hybrid powertrain, too.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Apr. 2023
• Once the battery has been all used up, it can be fully recharged in six to seven hours through a standard household outlet.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
• The score for both films is much more electronic — much crunchier — than the standard superhero fare.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
• But sometimes, the players who step in rise to the occasion and match — or exceed — the standard set by the previous standout.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2023
• Decades ago, tires generally came in a few dozen standard sizes.
  — Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
• Sleek in its design, the Casper Snow mattress has a standard 12-inch profile with a simple heather gray and turquoise color block at its foot.
  — Dan Koday, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
• The Scoville scale ranges from standard bell peppers with no capsaicin to ghost peppers and the Trinidad scorpion, the spiciest chilies.
  — Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
• Many adult blankets measure 60 x 40 inches (or the size of a standard airline blanket).
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2023
• This set comes with two pillows and is available in three sizes (standard, queen, and king) which are all 70 percent off during the Lowest Prices of the Season Sale.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• The markers are offered in a variety of standard herbs, fruits, and vegetables.
  — Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023
• The standard version of Leo utilizes Meta’s Llama 2 large language model and is free to use by default.
  — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
• An unfinished lower level is standard in all the floor plans.
  — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
• Because of this, the two micro-bots do not require standard motors, and therefore have no need for bulky moving parts.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Jan. 2024
• For another thing, there was no death certificate for him, a standard requirement of the VA.
  — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 28 May 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024