Sentence examples for strictly told from inspiring English sources

All of us students were strictly told by our teachers who were accompanying us not to ask any questions related to the politics of Kashmir.

Samattapong said his mahouts were "strictly told that they must not use the sharp end of the stick", that the company was not cruel to its nine working elephants, and that it closely followed Thailand's animal rights laws.

And my dad strictly told the people of the village that no one was to mention anything about the drone".

She's also toured with Wanda Sykes on a USO tour of Afghanistan though she was strictly told not to talk about Jesus.

She's also toured with Wanda Sykes on a USO tour of Afghanistan – though she was strictly told not to talk about Jesus.

Petty offenses (or if you prefer, "quality of life offenses") are designed to deter conduct: Mr. Defendant, if you do something that the local legislative body has declared to be unduly bothersome to your neighbors, you will be fined and strictly told not to do it again.

Well, strictly, you told us exactly what you thought of our decision to end Readers Recommend in no uncertain terms, and we listened.

My classmates weren't, strictly speaking, telling the truth.

Simon Heffer, in Strictly English, tells us we should avoid it "fervently".

Or strictly the BBC told me a lie.

"I know that you'd love to have that headline, but it's not strictly accurate," he told reporters.