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

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