staff of life
Example Sentences
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The staff of life is the stuff to like at Michele’s.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022
Dr. Singh, a wheat breeder, grabbed seed heads that should have been plump with the staff of life.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2011
“Is bread the staff of life or the staff of death?”
From The New Yorker • Sep. 27, 2010
It is emotionally far harder to withdraw the staff of life, even if it is dripping through a tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Vincent himself never eats enough, he tells Theo to eat bread; it’s the staff of life.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
