How to Use strict in a Sentence

strict

adjective

• He insists on strict adherence to the rules.
• Her parents aren't very strict.
• Abroad, the rules are stricter.
  — Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
• Maybe the guardrails get stricter.
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• Like, my mom’s not very strict.
  — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
• The aunt was quite strict with him.
  — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
• At least, not in the strictest sense of the term.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
• The record follows a strict through-line.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026
• There are no strict style rules for these wide strides apart from the length.
  — Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
• Some states impose even stricter caps.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Or, as with French, the process doesn’t even have to be that strict.
  — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
• That doesn’t mean Eniko is a strict parent.
  — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
• Was Betty, in the stricter sense, any good?
  — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
• Local rules can be stricter than the state’s rules, but not less strict.
  — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
• There doesn’t appear to be a strict guest list at this thing, so why not!
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
• And her parents were very strict, her mother was very strict.
  — Terry Gross, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
• Lawson remained wary and laid out strict rules about when it could be used.
  — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
• While some games were open-ended, some had strict time limits.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
• Indiana's school cell phone ban could get a lot more strict this year.
  — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
• Watchdog groups have decried the strict laws.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
• In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
  — Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• What’s more, the strict border rules didn’t stop the virus from leaking in.
  — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
• Wimbledon has a strict-all white rules with one loop-hole, ladies shorts.
  — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• 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
• These rates are quite a bit higher than the strict prevalence of 5%.
  — Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
• There also have to be stricter gun laws, Johnson said.
  — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
• But Kansas had some of the strictest cannabis laws in the country.
  — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
• But Kansas had some of the strictest cannabis laws in the country.
  — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
• Why does Trump want to enforce stricter voting laws?
  — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
• Xi is adding to these woes with his strict pandemic controls.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022