white-bread
Example Sentences
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But it was her TV ads for orange juice—featuring her own children, a cartoon bird, and a lilting jingle about the “Florida sunshine tree”—that made her the nation’s leading avatar for white-bread American wholesomeness.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025
But over the last few decades, it’s evolved in ways, both gritty and grand, that make it more megalopolis than white-bread suburb.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022
By the end, we’ve mainly learned that Allen is the white-bread straight man to Rob’s enigmatic free spirit, which is not all that much by way of insights.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021
Being a witch looked dangerous and cool, wholly removed from my white-bread Midwestern life.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2020
Madame Dumoulin, the wife of a rich army-contractor, gave these dinners to her friends, but each guest was expected to bring with him his own white-bread.
From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
