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
Waiters float about in starched whites under slow fans and amber lights.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
“Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
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
Who was to know if she sat on the stoop until she heard the crinkle of the midwife’s starched wimple?
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
