How to Use mainstay in a Sentence

mainstay

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  • Fish is a mainstay of their diet.
  • My mother has always been the mainstay of our family.
  • And the acclaimed Arpège which has been a mainstay on the top half of the list, fell to 62, from 31.
    — Kate Krader, Fortune, 20 June 2023
  • He’s been a mainstay in the Bills’ secondary since joining the team in 2017.
    — oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
  • From the seaside to the city, the basket tote has since become a mainstay in our wardrobes.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 July 2023
  • The lineup for the show includes a crop of country mainstays.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Moose and caribou are the two mainstays of an Alaskan wolf’s diet.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
  • For 16 years, Joyce was a mainstay of the Chicago entertainment scene—one day of the year.
    — Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This hoodie from Alo has all the components for a mainstay in your wardrobe.
    — Joseph Cheatham, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The Sagebrush Cantina, which opened in 1974, is a mainstay of old town Calabasas.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • This slaw is sure to become a mainstay of your summer menu for seasons to come.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The elder Swift has been a mainstay on his daughter's massive world tour.
    — Staff Author, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Wheatley has been a practice squad mainstay for the last two seasons.
    — Conor Roche, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Harris has been a mainstay in our top 10 prospects over the last year, starting the season at five and ending it at No. 10.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • But now, the drag artist, whose very name appears to be a wink at the name of longtime genre mainstay Amy Grant, is setting their sights on the Grammys.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Lionheart Pub and Brewery has been a mainstay in the Albany craft beer scene for over 30 years.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But the shoe was a mainstay in Japanese culture dating back to the Shōgun era.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And that includes questions and concerns around health, a big reason why Ashton has been a mainstay of the hour for the past three years.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • The drink’s wintry spices, and the preference for serving it hot, made nog a Yuletide mainstay.
    — Taryn White, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Fast-forward three years and verdant tones have become a mainstay in many homes.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 8 Apr. 2023
  • In a similar manner, Drake has been a playlist mainstay for the entirety of the streaming era.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • While those golden sticks will never go out of style, 2023 might just start the return of mayo as a mainstay on your grilling line-up, Guas says.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • Kombucha is a snack mainstay, and bacon is always on deck.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The iconic Adidas Gazelles have been a mainstay in his shoe collection for years.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But the mainstay on December 4th is work from the artists-in-residence program.
    — Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Since the dawn of social media, wedding photos have become a mainstay in our feeds.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The other was an acid found in bear bile, which is a mainstay of Chinese medicine; it can be bought on Amazon for thirty-seven cents a pill.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Jumpsuits and sleek suits have also been a mainstay in Curtis' awards season wardrobe.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Hall said avoiding the potential retirement of two franchise mainstays was clearly part of the drive to win Game 7.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • What makes the winners great Ford’s Super Duty pickups have been a mainstay of American work and life since 1998.
    — Mark Phelan, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024

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