STRICT in a Sentence
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144 example sentences for STRICT, such as:
1. Weeds should be kept under strict control.
2. Patients maintain a strict dietary regimen.
3. You may know the strict principles of her family.
4. Inquiries were set on foot, and strict searches made.
5. It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
2. Patients maintain a strict dietary regimen.
3. You may know the strict principles of her family.
4. Inquiries were set on foot, and strict searches made.
5. It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
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Meanings and Examples of STRICT
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strict
a. severe and unremitting in making demands
a. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
Classic Sentence: (107 in 8 pages)
1 A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
2 But nothing private; no strict biographical facts.
3 Yet so strict were the laws of their society, that no one ventured to appropriate any part of the booty, which was brought into one common mass, to be at the disposal of their leader.
4 Everything went on in pretty good order, strict cleanliness, and strict punctuality; even pretty strict honesty.
5 Inquiries were set on foot, and strict searches made.
6 She was a benevolent, charitable, good woman, and capable of strong attachments, most correct in her conduct, strict in her notions of decorum, and with manners that were held a standard of good-breeding.
7 He is so very strict and scrupulous in his notions; over-scrupulous I must say.
8 He, who had ever boasted of being an Elliot, and whose feelings, as to connection, were only too strict to suit the unfeudal tone of the present day.
9 I was very young, and associated only with the young, and we were a thoughtless, gay set, without any strict rules of conduct.
10 In front of this was the grand central dance of fifteen or twenty couples, flanked by minor dances of inferior individuals whose gyrations were not always in strict keeping with the tune.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
11 You may know the strict principles of her family.
12 Nothing was moved before I got there, and strict orders were given that no one should walk upon the paths leading to the house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
13 At ten o'clock I went round and saw that all the fellows had gone to roost, for I believe in strict training and plenty of sleep to keep a team fit.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
14 These people of the remote future were strict vegetarians, and while I was with them, in spite of some carnal cravings, I had to be frugivorous also.
15 Tom was like the rest of the respectable boys, in that he envied Huckleberry his gaudy outcast condition, and was under strict orders not to play with him.
Example Sentence: (37 in 3 pages)
1 The allocation must be made according to a strict set of criteria.
2 It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
3 Most evenings there's a party and the dress code is strict - black tie only.
4 He left strict instructions that the box should only be opened after his death.
5 The condition is usually treated with drugs and a strict diet.
6 They favour the self-regulation of the industry, and strict codes of conduct have already been issued by the Advertising Association.
7 Weeds should be kept under strict control.
8 Our income has decreased and now we must practise strict economy.
9 The police are expert at handling situations like this in strict confidence.
10 She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent.
11 The procedure is in strict conformity with standard international practices.
12 It is important to maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
13 Patients maintain a strict dietary regimen.
14 Our teacher is strict; we have to do what she says.
15 Victorian "muscular Christianity" was all about achieving self-control through strict mental and physical discipline.