starched

Example Sentences

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Shaking out the bedding provided in a brown paper bag, I watched my fellow passengers make up their berths, tucking in starched sheets with the ease of seasoned travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

“Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

As he eases along the campaign trail, Schiff is the unflappable man, sober and buttoned-down as the starched white shirt he wears beneath a standard-issue uniform of navy-blue suit and muted tie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Penney, with ties that matched too well, and shirts that were starched just a bit too stiffly.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis