tried-and-true

Example Sentences

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Consider a few tried-and-true methods — and some novel ones — to ease the pain at the pump.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

For some listeners, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” may seem like an unwelcome shift away from the tried-and-true pop sensibilities of “Harry’s House.”

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Breaking the fourth wall is a tried-and-true method of calling an audience to attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

In this analogy, the conveyor belt is made of conventional software—those tried-and-true existing pathways for data, which many companies have built up over years, or even decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Sometimes kids used MSN Messenger to connect, but mostly we used the tried-and-true, the one and only, the magical portal that was AOL Instant Messenger.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi