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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As groceries get more expensive and Americans remain unsure about their economic future, shoppers are gravitating toward a tried-and-true budget meal.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Hedging trades, investments, and market positions is a tried-and-true tool in the institutional toolbox, and unlike previous crypto bull markets the current one is dominated by those very same institutions.
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Sometimes players just want to play the hits, but Overload fits snugly into the tried-and-true Call of Duty rotation.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
The tried-and-true pumpkin, apple, sweet potato, or pecan are always on the table, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Hedging trades, investments, and market positions is a tried-and-true tool in the institutional toolbox, and unlike previous crypto bull markets the current one is dominated by those very same institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Sometimes players just want to play the hits, but Overload fits snugly into the tried-and-true Call of Duty rotation.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
The tried-and-true pumpkin, apple, sweet potato, or pecan are always on the table, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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 30 Oct. 2025.
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