staidly
adverb
staidness
noun
staid
2 of 2past tense and past participle of stay
Examples of staid in a Sentence
Adjective
a staid and solemn businessman
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
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Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Pink was founded as Thomas Pink in 1984 by three Irish brothers — James, Peter and John Mullen — and became known for bright, patterned shirts, ties and men’s accessories, a buzzy, brash alternative to the more staid Jermyn Street shirtmakers.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Georgacopoulos has made a career out of liberating pearls from their classical, somewhat staid image.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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Adjective
In contrast to that film’s 17-minute standing ovation, with Almodóvar running up and down the aisles, the six-and-a-half-minute standing ovation from the audience in the Grand Thêatre Lumière seemed positively staid.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Pink was founded as Thomas Pink in 1984 by three Irish brothers — James, Peter and John Mullen — and became known for bright, patterned shirts, ties and men’s accessories, a buzzy, brash alternative to the more staid Jermyn Street shirtmakers.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Georgacopoulos has made a career out of liberating pearls from their classical, somewhat staid image.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for staid
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staid. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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