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

Roach acknowledges the market’s caution, given large language models are now threatening to do what has been the bread and butter of those companies.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

“History shows it’s bread and butter issues that typically work best,” he said.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

But messages about the values of imparting empathy are part of the bread and butter of “Star Trek” and she welcomed that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

And I’m happily eating folded-over bread and butter sandwiches on the couch, my book in my lap, my legs across the arm of the chair.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko