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
Recent Examples on the Web 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 In an age when Congress is increasingly a repository for publicity-seeking fools and venal pocket-liners rather than legislators, the Democratic voters of New York’s 16th congressional district have a rare opportunity to exchange a clown and antisemite for a more standard-issue liberal. The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2024 Instead of hearing Fox announcers Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen, bewildered viewers watched as a phantom force appeared to hack their screens and begin scrolling through the tiles of a standard-issue streaming app. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 June 2024 That model was the standard-issue U.S. military sidearm from 1911 to 1985. Nick Penzenstadler, The Courier-Journal, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for standard-issue 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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