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

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

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

They got there bread, and butter, and cheese and apples: the last of the winter store, wrinkled but sound and sweet; and a leather flagon of new-drawn ale, and wooden platters and cups.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien