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
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 ● Nov. 13, 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
The preacher, Don Joaquín, was slight, with child-size hands, delicate shoulders, and a thin neck trapped inside the collar of a starched shirt.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
