staple
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.
See Examples For:
Rapper Nicki Minaj has become a staple on the trail, and the president’s old friend Mike Tyson is often with him.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The price of bread, a Syrian staple, has increased tenfold.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Repeats of the series have been a staple of broadcast, cable and, more recently, Netflix, which streams the original series and a reboot that launched in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But like every staple in modern life, spoiler anxiety didn’t turn ubiquitous overnight, even if it might seem that way.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
“Now, we staple on the coated wire and we’re done,” Mr. Larkin says, sitting back on his heels.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
![]()
The 23-year-old made a barf bucket out of a shower panel and wooden rings, which she stapled together and painted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Each quarter, 2.5% of Zuckerberg’s stapled Class C shares will be released, requiring eight years for all of these shares to be freely sellable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
In contrast, a running joke about the Donald obsessing about his hair has a fun, if gleefully nasty payoff in an episode involving Trump getting his head surgically stapled to impede his male pattern baldness.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
“Crypto dot com Arena? Staples Center is so stapled to my brain that I can’t call it anything else.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Social niceties done with, he ran his forefinger down the sheet of paper stapled to the inside-left of the folder.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
![]()
The shares will be gradually released from stapling over a period of eight years according to a preset schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Iona is perched on a table by a windowsill, stapling albums to the ceiling as decor to liven up the record store she runs — not that the place needs much livening-up, considering Iona’s look.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Through a technique known as peptide stapling, the research team modified the B-chain of relaxin-3, replacing blocks of amino acids within them with artificial ones that introduce 'chemical bridges' between them.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Eventually, at Mario’s suggestion, they put out an issue on their own, borrowing money from another brother to print it, folding and stapling the copies themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
He stared at it briefly, then inserted his four-year-old letter in the middle pages, where the stapling in a manuscript is tightest.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing staple
This Week in Words: February 19 - 23, 2018
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Africa - Introductory
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Africa - Middle School
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word