starch

Example Sentences

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Shaking out the bedding provided in a brown paper bag, I watched my fellow passengers make up their berths, tucking in starched sheets with the ease of seasoned travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal

My tasting panel dubbed them a superlative Thanksgiving starch.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.

From Salon

But there's also a huge -- if largely unrealised -- potential for their use in bioplastics and biofuels, as well as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, thanks to their starch.

From Barron's

Tangy: Tang adds brightness, bite and lift — the note that cuts through cheese, sauce and fried starch.

From Salon