staple

Example Sentences

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration approved Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max for use on the voyage, adding a consumer staple to the Nikon cameras and other devices loaded on the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

A year later, “Balloon Chain” debuted at Coachella 2010 and has been a staple of the festival every year, except during COVID-19 closures in 2020 and 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Consumers in the UK and other countries are seeing higher prices for staple items such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

Not enough for a real book until I cut each page into a small square staple the squares together, write one poem on each page.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson