staple
Example Sentences
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"You've been a staple every morning for us in relation to the weather, with your professionalism, your warmth, and that sunny disposition you have," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
After the company’s founding roughly a decade ago, Allbirds shoes became a corporate-casual staple for executives and tech bros alike.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The doll, a Mattel staple, rose to the spotlight following the 2023 hit movie, “Barbie,” but has since lost momentum.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Apple transformed the music market with the iPod and iTunes, made the smartphone a mass-market staple with the iPhone, and took tablets mainstream with the iPad.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
He had a simple one-story house with a small cellar used to store coal for cooking and heating, and potatoes, the main staple of their diet.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.