How to Use strict in a Sentence

strict

adjective

• He insists on strict adherence to the rules.
• Her parents aren't very strict.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Look for bargains, keep your overhead low and proceed with a strict budget.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• The number of states where voters face strict photo ID requirements is poised to rise in the coming months.
  — Julie Carr Smyth, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• Dutcher doesn’t have a strict dress code for road trips but prefers players wear Aztecs gear, which is Nike or Jordan Brand.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
• Rosen’s efforts led to much stricter rules around construction.
  — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
• Georgia's laws are among the least strict in the nation, according to a CBS News analysis.
  — Sara Powers, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
• Both set strict rules starting when their kids were young and still in elementary school.
  — Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 5 June 2024
• The Hall of Fame coach takes issue with the rules that impose strict limits on players practicing in pads.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
• The tech mammoth’s strict RTO push might just be a sneaky means of laying off workers, some future-of-work experts say.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
• These are the least likely to be under strict access controls, so the data are ripe for picking.
  — Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• In 2017, the foundation pushed for a strict election integrity law.
  — Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
• Schrader, who was raised in a strict Calvinist family, has built a career on the unfolding of religious themes in secular settings.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024