Staple is an English word with synonyms like essential or nail. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Staple in a sentence
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Staple meaning
- A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
Synonyms of Staple
Using Staple
- The main meaning on this page is: A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group. | Place of supply; source. | The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- Useful related words include: essential, paper fastener, nail, stuff.
- Possible Dutch translations are: nietje, niet, kram.
- In the example corpus, staple often appears in combinations such as: staple of, staple in, been staple.
Context around Staple
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Staple
- In this selection, "staple" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, major, important, 80s, foods, food and stories stand out and add context to how "staple" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include other major staple foods the, a major staple food for and staple foods. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "staple" sits close to words such as hung, muhammad and weakness, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with staple
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A. has been a staple from the beginning. (8 words)
According to Mackenzie Keenan, Hemingways’ Cafe is an important staple in the Pittsburgh community. (14 words)
Artificial intelligence is a staple of science-fiction, arguably to the point of overuse. (14 words)
Comparison of wheat with other major staple foods The following table shows the nutrient content of wheat and other major staple foods in a raw form. citation Raw forms of these staples, however, are not edible and cannot be digested. (40 words)
An average plantain has about 220 calories and is a good source of potassium and dietary fiber. citation Plantains are a staple food in the tropical regions of the world, the tenth most important staple that feeds the world. (39 words)
A few years later, I would get printing paper from my dad’s office and staple them together and write fan fiction stories where 7-year-old Luke Skywalker and I were zooming around the planets and having adventures. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
One of the quintessential and staple stories of sexuality and growth on a deserted island, has been a staple of the genre for generations, with a multitude of different adaptations over the years.
An average plantain has about 220 calories and is a good source of potassium and dietary fiber. citation Plantains are a staple food in the tropical regions of the world, the tenth most important staple that feeds the world.
Comparison of wheat with other major staple foods The following table shows the nutrient content of wheat and other major staple foods in a raw form. citation Raw forms of these staples, however, are not edible and cannot be digested.
Comparison to other staple foods The following table shows the nutrient content of raw plantain and major staple foods.
Comparison with other major staple foods Marinated cassava ( Spanish Yuca en escabeche main) The following table shows the nutrient content of cassava and compares it with major staple foods in a raw form.
Comparison with other major staple foods The following table shows the nutrient content of millet compared to major staple foods in a raw form.
Retrieved 29 March 2010 Comparison to other major staple foods The following table shows the nutrient content of potato and other major staple foods, each in respective raw form.
Staple foods Rice Rice is a major staple food for people from rice farming areas in southern China.
About 700,000 hectares of land will also be developed for double cropping of the country’s staple.
According to Mackenzie Keenan, Hemingways’ Cafe is an important staple in the Pittsburgh community.
A few years later, I would get printing paper from my dad’s office and staple them together and write fan fiction stories where 7-year-old Luke Skywalker and I were zooming around the planets and having adventures.
A. has been a staple from the beginning.
All the '80s staple pieces people love or many even despise are heavily present — a showcase of how extensive and eternally trendy '80s fashion will always be.
An annual staple for 25 years, the one-man-show is always a highlight of the season, especially because every year Waters comes up with new, original musings.
And almost 30 years on from its release, her festive spirit is still as strong as ever – with Mariah admitting she’ll never get tired of singing the seasonal staple.
And in Disney’s case, not every live-action remake can be a smash hit, so streaming drop may help solidify it as a reliable holiday staple, like with the movies.
And so the 1960s and 70s hits which were a staple of Wrighty's show have given way to more recent acts, most of whom I've never heard of.
And when they go out to enjoy the summer staple, during a two-hour barbie, adults will spend a solid 31 minutes eating.
Artificial intelligence is a staple of science-fiction, arguably to the point of overuse.
As it turns out, Moogles, the adorable series staple, proved both stylistically and technically demanding.
Phrases with staple
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with staple
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- staple of 41×
- staple in 33×
- been staple 22×
- is staple 17×
- staple foods 13×
- major staple 10×
- the staple 10×
- staple for 10×
- become staple 10×
- are staple 8×