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
• 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
• Look for bargains, keep your overhead low and proceed with a strict budget.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• Under the Biden administration, the standards grew stricter over time with rules designed to accelerate a transition to EVs.
  — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
• The post office is governed by strict federal laws on mail’s privacy which could potentially have made the postal service a haven for activists and marginalized people to communicate safely.
  — Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025