strict confines

Frequency: 7.511.3 per million words

referring to a small or restricted space, often metaphorically about rules

confinesADJECTIVE + NOUN

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strict

Examples (10)

  • We must operate within the strict confines of the law.
  • She grew up within the strict confines of a very religious household.
  • The experiment was conducted within the strict confines of established scientific protocol.
  • The artist felt stifled by the strict confines of traditional art forms.
  • He spent a decade within the strict confines of a maximum-security prison.
  • Many women of that era struggled to break free from the strict confines of their domestic roles.
  • Innovation is encouraged, but it must happen within the strict confines of the company's budget.
  • Writing a sonnet requires creativity within the strict confines of its fourteen-line structure.
  • The investigation had to be carried out within the strict confines of the official mandate.
  • For his theory to be valid, it had to work within the strict confines of classical physics.