staple

Example Sentences

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"You've been a staple every morning for us in relation to the weather, with your professionalism, your warmth, and that sunny disposition you have," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

After the company’s founding roughly a decade ago, Allbirds shoes became a corporate-casual staple for executives and tech bros alike.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Apple transformed the music market with the iPod and iTunes, made the smartphone a mass-market staple with the iPhone, and took tablets mainstream with the iPad.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

As the series found an audience, a fashion staple that was as lavish and exaggerated as the women emerged from the shadows: the Sky top.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

If the rains failed or clouds of locusts arrived or if a fungus infected that staple species, peasants died by the thousands and millions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari