strictly speaking

Although the equinox marks the point when day and night are "roughly equal", strictly speaking, in the United Kingdom there won't be exactly 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness on the equinox.

If, strictly speaking, it’s not all one could ask for, it’s only because one is greedy for more.

In fact, strictly speaking, the droit du sol is not an automatic right in France, as it is for example in the US where a birth certificate is enough to get a passport.

Seattle’s is, strictly speaking, the second “original” Selfie museum.

"So, strictly speaking you would expect the market reaction to be a bit more muted."