stricture

Example Sentences

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Repeating a theme, McMahon said it would be her intention to follow the law, which includes the Constitution’s stricture that Congress controls the purse strings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

The company maintains it had systemwide stricture against hiring minors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

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

No such stricture applies to members of the House.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 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