tried-and-true
Example Sentences
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A lot of his subjects — L.A.’s mother tree, pioneering preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, the first Hass avocado — are tried-and-true terrain for Southern California writers.
From Los Angeles Times
The damage appears to be substantial, as evidenced by how little traction the administration’s fear-mongering — a tried-and-true tactic — has received.
From Salon
In this analogy, the conveyor belt is made of conventional software—those tried-and-true existing pathways for data, which many companies have built up over years, or even decades.
One tried-and-true element is someone on the verge of doing something they shouldn’t: open that door, stare at that window, approach that disturbing figure.
From Los Angeles Times
The All Blacks will stick with tried-and-true combinations for their Northern Tour next month, after announcing Monday their intention to secure a first grand slam in 15 years.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
