starched

Example Sentences

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Cipriano, 35, a man of starched white shirts, neatly-parted hair and wire-rimmed glasses, resembles a Brooks Brothers mannequin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The other side of the detective’s profile has him strolling between the starched propriety of upper-class society and the sooty underbelly, doing rich men’s dirty work.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Even many of his supporters expected Lurie, with his starched shirts and monotone voice, to approach the new job as more of a public policy nerd than a cheerleader-in-chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

The software used by the engineers at the truss manufacturing plant allowed the designer to make the trusses stiffer than an old-fashioned starched shirt collar.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Not worn and familiar like all the shirts I’d starched and ironed for him.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia