Example Sentences

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The Great Communicator knew that the best way to bring them into the GOP was to push meat-and-potato issues while not demonizing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

TAB, he added, "would love to see a continued focus on the meat-and-potato issues that have made Texas the best place in the world to do business."

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2022

Mr. Biden’s infrastructure plan will deal with the meat-and-potato issues that Republicans and Democrats agree are an urgent need.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2021

My grandmother presents lovingly prepared, home-cooked southern food – fried eggs and meat-and-potato hash, beautiful pies – but I eat only one meal a day and refuse the rest.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2018

The subsequent task of dividing one and a quarter pots of jam, five portions of cheese, bacon and a meat-and-potato stew was only settled eventually by resource to a set of dice.

From Action Front by Cable, Boyd