tried-and-true

Example Sentences

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Then there’s the even more tried-and-true path of breaking into acting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“Forgetting was a tried-and-true way for sheep to get over their sorrows,” Swann observes in her book.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

And distributors, dizzy from years of surprises and disruption, are hankering for a universally appealing, tried-and-true marketing campaign, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Unfortunately, the tried-and-true strategy had one of its worst years on record in 2022.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Sometimes kids used MSN Messenger to connect, but mostly we used the tried-and-true, the one and only, the magical portal that was AOL Instant Messenger.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi