stricture

Example Sentences

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The company maintains it had systemwide stricture against hiring minors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Yet almost three years later, the site still hosts numerous listings that appear to violate this stricture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Doctors performed an X-ray, found a stricture — a narrowing of the intestinal tract — and airlifted her to a hospital in Honolulu that was equipped to perform surgery.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

The range of symptoms varies, depending on the severity of the stricture and its location in the colon.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

My father did, in any case, rapidly discover a way to circumvent the limitations on his effectiveness implied by the stricture that he should carry no laden trays.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro