How to Use standard-issue in a Sentence

standard-issue

adjective
Definition of standard-issuenext
Synonyms for standard-issuenext
  • Most people would have seen a standard-issue still life of fruit.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
  • Had that been all, the look would have been fairly standard-issue oversize, slouchy fare of the moment.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
  • No stereotypes here; no standard-issue good guys and bad guys.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The union can now move on During the strike, the UAW fell into their standard-issue spiel of corporate greed and non-living wages.
    — Adam Hanft, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The show premiered at Cannes last month to a standard-issue five-minute standing ovation and mixed reviews.
    — Vulture, 11 June 2023
  • So, the standard-issue duck call is designed to imitate the sounds of a Suzie, which is the universal nickname for a hen mallard.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Begin at this restaurant, with its small, bright room and standard-issue gas pizza oven.
    — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • The result was the Armed Services Editions. which were designed to fit in either the breast or pants pocket of a standard-issue uniform.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the elements of this bio-musical — 20 songs strong — are the standard-issue steppingstones of an overworked genre.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But Harry’s is, somehow, just right: the blades run smoothly and last, and the handle is just hefty enough for a comfy grip (skip the metal upgrades, and stay with the standard-issue plastic one).
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Left to his own devices, Mr. Beshear, 45, has the predilections of a standard-issue American left-wing progressive.
    — Faith Bottum, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Who decided that toasters and microwaves and even spatulas had to be standard-issue and drab?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Inmates are usually forced to identify as a number and, for the most part, can only wear a standard-issue uniform.
    — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • Instead of a standard-issue statue, the conceptual piece shows their interlocking arms, which from one angle form the shape of a heart.
    — Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Slung on his chest, crumpling his standard-issue Washington suit, is a young gentleman named Hodge, his infant son.
    — Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Cases The Steam Deck includes a carrying case, which is pretty sweet to get as a standard-issue accessory.
    — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • His dress — gray suit and a purple polo shirt with matching Nike sneakers — is a mash-up of tech bro and standard-issue government executive.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Megan Thee Stallion transformed the standard-issue baseball uniform into a body-hugging sportswear look this week.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The standard-issue kicks are available in four colorways—white, black, slime green, and crimson—but Certified Lover Boy’s own sneakers have a distinctive hue.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Most people are familiar with the standard-issue folding Ping-Pong table made from particle board that is native to basement rec rooms.
    — Stephen Treffinger, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Her tenure in the U.S. Senate was marked by support for standard-issue progressive platitudes.
    — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Even the hotel’s standard-issue rooms offer fun extras, like murphy beds, sleeper sofas, clothing-storage space, and mini fridges.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The landmark decision was offhandedly announced in a standard-issue press release.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • That might suggest that a standard-issue presidential nominee without Biden’s age and acuity concerns might do better than him when the choice comes into focus.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • In the past, track lighting was exclusively standard-issue spotlights devoid of warmth or personality, but new track lighting doesn’t have that same austere, cold feel.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Popular on Variety Anyone familiar with Cousins’ idiosyncratic films will know not to expect a standard-issue biodoc of talking heads and archival montage.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 July 2024
  • On Wednesday, prosecutors had walked jurors through workings of the Taser, a standard-issue stun gun for law enforcement manufactured by Axon.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In the early 2000s, public rivalries between female pop stars were standard-issue marketing and media fodder.
    — Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • For a stylish alternative to a standard-issue heated jacket, consider this unisex option from Dewbu.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Microsoft started selling its first computer mice in 1983, a year or two before the Macintosh and other computers made pointing devices standard-issue and two years before the first version of Windows was released.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023

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