starched

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 • Nov. 29, 2025

“The Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

“Kids are now wearing their botas to school or their tejanas and starched jeans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

“Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

It was incongruous to hear her starched Puritan voice and see her holding hands with Sammy at the same time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy