standards

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The politicians in Washington keep trying to avoid dealing with this, since constituents hate it when postage gets more expensive or service standards change.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Those words showed maturity but also the teenager's high standards.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But there’s no way to examine this ecosystem without exploring the impossible standards mothers are held to — and forces like religion that shape those expectations.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Corporate credit spreads have also remained relatively calm, despite simmering worries about underwriting standards in the adjacent private-credit space.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

It’s strange even by the standards of strange Renaissance backgrounds.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day