It's not quite peace in the strictest sense of the word, rather the absence of war.

这个词就其最确切的意义而言不完全是和平，更像是没有战争。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It was clear after the incident that, while she may have answered truthfully in the strictest sense of the word, Sheryl was actually trying to delude Sergei.

事件发生后，虽然从严格意义上讲，谢莉尔可能是如实回答，但实际上她是想欺骗塞奇。

youdao

I doubt that the new book will be a sequel in the strictest sense.

这本新书可能会有一个真正意义上的结局。

youdao

Oh, and just to be clear, no Reader is not being killed off in the strictest sense.

FORBES: Occupy Google Reader Takes to the Streets

Filling a need means working towards something that is useful for others, which may or may not solve their problems in the strictest sense.

FORBES: Passion, Hobby, or Purpose?

But that was not a marketplace-driven solution in the strictest sense as Morgan and his compeers were a tightly-knit oligarchy, the likes of which does not exist today.

FORBES: Moral Hazard: The TARP Debate Is Not Finally About Numbers