stricture

Example Sentences

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The company maintains it had systemwide stricture against hiring minors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Because her narrowing was causing her to be short of breath, the stricture needed to be opened.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 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

“There is no stricture on you, for you have tried.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya