standard

Example Sentences

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On the other, there were chains setting the industry standard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Which feels, in retrospect, like a ridiculous standard: to exile an entire cut of meat because it didn’t impress me at 12.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

One challenge is that piezoelectric resonators physically vibrate, which means they cannot be attached to circuit boards using standard soldering techniques.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Lidl was unable to get a standard off-sales licence for its shop in Dundonald in east Belfast.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“We will follow the standard rules of sparring conduct.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray