bread and butter

Example Sentences

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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

“Honda’s bread and butter is still in their production vehicles,” Shaw said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He came away from those discussions believing that investors are undervaluing the degree to which AI has made memory, specifically the dynamic random access memory that is Micron’s bread and butter, “a more strategic asset.”

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

While newsletters are its bread and butter, Beehiiv is also pouring money into website-building tools and pushing further into the crowded podcasting space, allowing clients to turn content into audio feeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

But naturally arising mutants—the bread and butter of fruit fly geneticists—were far too rare.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee