- comparative of strict.
stricter
Example Sentences
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However, loans from credit unions can be harder to qualify for as they might require higher credit-score minimums, bigger cash reserves or stricter debt-to-income limits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The bill replaced signature matching with stricter forms of verification, such as requiring mail-in voters to provide their driver’s license number or copies of licenses.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The union contends the plan should have gone through a stricter environmental review and that the company had not been clear on whether it planned to charge the public for events in the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Enforcement has become stricter," says Thanh Truc, a clothes vendor at a popular street market in Ho Chi Minh's Saigon Square, who spoke on the condition that she is referred to by a pseudonym.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Most of my American friends had way stricter rules in their households.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
