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 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
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
Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
I could swear I saw a blush spreading like wildfire from out of his starched collar, up his neck, and engulfing his cheeks.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
