tried-and-true
adjective
: proved good, desirable, or feasible : shown or known to be worthy
a tried-and-true sales technique
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a tried-and-true friend who has always been there for me
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, there's always the tried-and-true little black dress.
—Collette Grimes, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
These are the exact type of tried-and-true New Yorkers and New York hip-hop heads the Bodega Boys blew up by parodying with their frequently unhinged back-and-forth.
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Its predecessor, the model 406, using the tried-and-true Bristol inline-six engine, was relatively heavy and thus underpowered, and so for the 407 and subsequent models, Chrysler V-8 engines became the power plant of choice.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, there's always the tried-and-true little black dress.
—Collette Grimes, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
These are the exact type of tried-and-true New Yorkers and New York hip-hop heads the Bodega Boys blew up by parodying with their frequently unhinged back-and-forth.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Its predecessor, the model 406, using the tried-and-true Bristol inline-six engine, was relatively heavy and thus underpowered, and so for the 407 and subsequent models, Chrysler V-8 engines became the power plant of choice.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tried-and-true
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“Tried-and-true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tried-and-true. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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