bread and butter
Example Sentences
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In the core public-markets arm, BlackRock’s iShares exchange-traded funds remain its bread and butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
We started with a generous spread of complimentary bread and butter, fresh oysters, and escargot—my wife’s favorite, not mine, though the leftover sauce was perfect for dipping.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Further inflation would hurt economic demand, as well as banks’ bread and butter: loan volumes, corporate transaction volumes, and financial market activity.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
UCLA’s bread and butter on Saturday, though, were the many contested mid-range jump shots, which were made at an impressive clip, especially by Dent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
Rosemary Villanucci, our next-door friend who lives above her father’s cafe, sits in a 1939 Buick eating bread and butter.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
