standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce standard-issue (audio)
: standard, typical
a standard-issue action movie
a standard-issue blue suit

Examples of standard-issue in a Sentence

another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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The album is currently available for pre-order in his website in a variety of physical forms – including in standard-issue CD and vinyl, and in also multiple box sets also featuring an Ed Hardy collab T-shirt. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025 In Wei’s first court appearance, he and Woon were handcuffed and wore standard-issue red T-shirts, barely speaking a word beyond stating their names. Bloomberg News, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Footage from these shows forms the spine of Kevin MacDonald’s new documentary, One to One: John & Yoko, which might look at first like a standard-issue concert movie but turns out to be something quite different. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 Few have been more transformed than Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, who was elected last summer on a standard-issue promise to revive his country’s economy and public services. Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of standard-issue was in 1966

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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