strictly speaking
Example Sentences
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While strictly speaking the events seem to contravene restrictions imposed on mass gatherings, they have been tolerated by the authorities.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
But in that sport we rarely use our feet, and we don’t, strictly speaking, play with a ball.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
I don’t think there’s strictly speaking anything wrong with that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Mr Onana's trial will be "historic, since there is not yet any case law strictly speaking related to Rwanda" on questions of Holocaust denial, Camille Lesaffre, campaign manager for Survie, told AFP.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
To all appearances, the trio of barking, nipping, squirrel-chasing imps had been raised by wolves, and this was why they were not, strictly speaking, ordinary children.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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