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
Waiters float about in starched whites under slow fans and amber lights.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
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
The fabric, fully starched, would soar into the air and find its resting place on his cheeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Mr. Spencer wore a pair of stiffly starched and ironed overalls—probably pretty uncomfortable.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
