Strict and Usual

Strict

Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.

Usual and strict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Strict".

Nearby Words: strictly, strictness

Usual

Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Strict and usual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Strict" instead an adjective "Usual".

Nearby Words: usually, usualness

Both words in one sentence

  • Accidental Unfortunate Gesture During the Miners' Strike in the 1980's, a similar picture was used by The Sun (with its usual impartiality and strict observance of ethics and good journalistic practice) to damn strike leader Arthur Scargill.
  • There he throws out the usual training regimen in favor of a more practical curriculum, and very strict standards of performance.
  • The usual criminal bands act according to their own strict set of rules, and their cases can be handled through diplomacy.
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