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
Waiters float about in starched whites under slow fans and amber lights.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
New York City police officers milled around in their caps and starched white shirts.
From New York Times • May 31, 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
From the opposite end, a huge, blond woman in a starched white uniform was coming toward him, carrying a vase of longstemmed, red roses.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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