Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for staple

staple

adjective as in necessary, basic

Discover More

Example Sentences

The film’s soundtrack was populated with several hits, including the anthem “How Far I’ll Go,” which has become a staple of family car rides and follows a generations-long tradition of famous Disney songs.

It'll be the first time that the popular cupboard staple has been excluded from the event.

From BBC

Made-for-TV holiday movies have become one of the industry’s most reliable — and profitable — staples.

Musk, who was attending a Mar-a-Lago dinner with his mother, was caught on video bopping along to Trump campaign rally staple "Y.M.C.A."

From Salon

Streptomycin has been a staple in treating tuberculosis and other infections since the 1940s, while kasugamycin is less known but crucial in agricultural settings to prevent bacterial diseases in crops.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement