stricture
Example Sentences
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But whether they know or not, getting re-elected while staying within the strictures of the bond market is going to be tough.
“What I’m striving to be every day is free” of the strictures of society, capitalism and social media, she explains.
From Washington Post
It also gives the company the right to prior review and comment when the board changes building exteriors, among other strictures.
From Washington Post
Instead, most foreign influences — language, architecture, fashion, arts — were incorporated into a way of life that remained predominantly African in character, with social strictures, kinship systems and agricultural practices that reflected Indigenous traditions.
From New York Times
And the online conversation that ensued illustrates the journey undertaken when a fictional character voyages from the strictures of network and syndicated television to high-end streaming TV.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
