starched
Example Sentences
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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 other side of the detective’s profile has him strolling between the starched propriety of upper-class society and the sooty underbelly, doing rich men’s dirty work.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
“Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
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
An important-looking woman, with a sharp nose and a sharp glance and a wimple starched into sharp pleats.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
