staff of life
Example Sentences
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The staff of life is the stuff to like at Michele’s.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
Dr. Singh, a wheat breeder, grabbed seed heads that should have been plump with the staff of life.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2011
“Is bread the staff of life or the staff of death?”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 27, 2010
Just as bread or meat is the staff of life for many nations, for others fish is the very stuff that life is made of.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Vincent himself never eats enough, he tells Theo to eat bread; it’s the staff of life.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
