starch
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They are not an afterthought starch; they are structural.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Tapioca pearls are made from cassava starch, and cassava plants are known to absorb lead and other heavy metals from the soil as they grow.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Fortunately Ms. Squibb’s performance contains enough pepper and starch to keep such moments from seeming ain’t-she-a-caution-ish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
But there's also a huge -- if largely unrealised -- potential for their use in bioplastics and biofuels, as well as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, thanks to their starch.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
Eating was still skimpy, but I had now adjusted myself to the starch, lard, and greens diet.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.