tried-and-true
adjective
: proved good, desirable, or feasible : shown or known to be worthy
a tried-and-true sales technique
Examples of tried-and-true in a Sentence
a tried-and-true friend who has always been there for me
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Marah Eakin, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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But the tried-and-true route is still a valuable option, and New York alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan has made the most out of the music’s supportive scaffolding.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s a certain tried-and-true Hollywood formula that A-listers (or rather, their publicists) love to follow.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
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Marah Eakin, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
But all were gleefully lapped up by tried-and-true slasher fans and a new wave of bloodthirsty teenage audiences.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
But the tried-and-true route is still a valuable option, and New York alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan has made the most out of the music’s supportive scaffolding.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s a certain tried-and-true Hollywood formula that A-listers (or rather, their publicists) love to follow.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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