Get to know Staid better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like sedate or decorous.
Staid in a sentence
Staid meaning
- Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
Using Staid
- The main meaning on this page is: Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober. | Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
- Useful related words include: sedate, decorous.
- In the example corpus, staid often appears in combinations such as: the staid, staid and, more staid.
Context around Staid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Staid
- In this selection, "staid" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, decidedly, appeared, practical, image and office stand out and add context to how "staid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pretty staid and boring and and a staid if somewhat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "staid" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with staid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Staid office spaces are now vibrant studios. (7 words)
Inside, by contrast, the atmosphere was decidedly staid. (8 words)
Staid and calm, this is an oasis of Icelandic creativity. (10 words)
But supercomputing skills are in shortening supply, something Dekate refers to as the workforce "greying," in the wake of a generation of developers going to splashy startups rather than academia or the more staid firms where HPC is in use. (40 words)
If the material here about the Beatles’ collision with the old and staid is full of insight and humour, the chapters that deal with well-known stories do not fare quite as well. (33 words)
It’s not only Mr. Thomas’s artistic touch that stands out to him but his vision for remaking a staid garment into something that Mr. Kogi believes has not been seen before. (33 words)
Are you bored of driving the same old staid, practical cars? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Are you bored of driving the same old staid, practical cars?
Inside, by contrast, the atmosphere was decidedly staid.
It’s that sort of glitzy world that Tucker now finds herself in as she seeks to boost the rather staid image of the Journal.
Staid and calm, this is an oasis of Icelandic creativity.
Staid office spaces are now vibrant studios.
Drawing unusual applause in the often staid Security Council, all 14 other members voted in favour of the resolution which "demands an immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Yet, the council members—like most mind-in-the-cloud liberals—appeared staid and polite, intently listening, as the loathsome harpies seized the microphone during the comment session.
But in the staid world of Brussels diplomacy, this is a clear message.
But supercomputing skills are in shortening supply, something Dekate refers to as the workforce "greying," in the wake of a generation of developers going to splashy startups rather than academia or the more staid firms where HPC is in use.
If the material here about the Beatles’ collision with the old and staid is full of insight and humour, the chapters that deal with well-known stories do not fare quite as well.
It must’ve been very exciting for someone who probably had lived a pretty staid and boring life.
It’s not only Mr. Thomas’s artistic touch that stands out to him but his vision for remaking a staid garment into something that Mr. Kogi believes has not been seen before.
The energy, directness, likeability, and larrikin spirit sorely lacking in a staid industry where his rival networks are run by a lawyer and a financial controller.
The whole thing was a little more staid than events we’ve seen in the past, but that didn’t keep BTS fans on Twitter from being psyched about it anyway.
With timeless lines and a staid (if somewhat boring) interior, we give it 8 out of 10 here.
But people who are used to more staid network control panels will impressed.
It’s a delicate balance — Thanksgiving is all about tradition, so you can’t mess with the classics too much, but you don’t want things to feel staid.
Its latest ad boasts that, today, The promotion juxtaposes color shots of players manifesting “loudness” with black and white photos of staid players from the distant past.
Mr. Trump has brought his characteristic love of show business to trade talks with China, injecting public drama into typically staid proceedings.
Nissan has also failed to develop vehicles that appeal to the changing tastes of American consumers, who are more interested in trucks and sport utility vehicles than Nissan’s staid sedans.
Common combinations with staid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: