starched
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.
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 Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 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
She’s wearing a dark purple suit, and a starched white shirt with matching purple buttons.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
![]()