How to Use standard-issue in a Sentence

standard-issue

adjective
  • Most people would have seen a standard-issue still life of fruit.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
  • No stereotypes here; no standard-issue good guys and bad guys.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The only water on a hump was the amount our standard-issue canteens could hold.
    — Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Begin at this restaurant, with its small, bright room and standard-issue gas pizza oven.
    — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • Had that been all, the look would have been fairly standard-issue oversize, slouchy fare of the moment.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Then the Hays Code, along with standard-issue censorship, helped keep the lid tight.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The show premiered at Cannes last month to a standard-issue five-minute standing ovation and mixed reviews.
    — Vulture, 11 June 2023
  • Who decided that toasters and microwaves and even spatulas had to be standard-issue and drab?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • However, none of these systems has yet become standard-issue equipment.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Bathtubs were ripped out and replaced with standard-issue tile showers for sanitary reasons.
    — Brandon Presser, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
  • Like in recent Games past, this year’s team kits feel less like standard-issue sportswear and more like chic cultural statements.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Inmates are usually forced to identify as a number and, for the most part, can only wear a standard-issue uniform.
    — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • Drake alludes to the rap beef heard around the world — and at the Super Bowl — with pretty standard-issue Drake talk.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
  • So, the standard-issue duck call is designed to imitate the sounds of a Suzie, which is the universal nickname for a hen mallard.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Desks sit empty, some chairs topped with bottle-green standard-issue PSNI police caps.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Instead of a standard-issue statue, the conceptual piece shows their interlocking arms, which from one angle form the shape of a heart.
    — Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The navy blue is a welcome deviation from your standard-issue tan trench coat, while the polka-dot scarf and lining offer built-in accessories.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The landmark decision was offhandedly announced in a standard-issue press release.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • Slung on his chest, crumpling his standard-issue Washington suit, is a young gentleman named Hodge, his infant son.
    — Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the elements of this bio-musical — 20 songs strong — are the standard-issue steppingstones of an overworked genre.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • At this point, the DMV expects that last plate in the standard-issue sequence to be handed out in July.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Andersen arrived at the hearing wearing a bulletproof vest over the standard-issue orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled near his waist.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Even the hotel’s standard-issue rooms offer fun extras, like murphy beds, sleeper sofas, clothing-storage space, and mini fridges.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Unlike a standard-issue wallcovering, his trompe-l’oeil treatment can be ultra-tailored.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • His dress — gray suit and a purple polo shirt with matching Nike sneakers — is a mash-up of tech bro and standard-issue government executive.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Lioness, for example, is in many ways a standard-issue spy show, but it’s elevated by frequent action set pieces that wouldn’t look out of place in a feature film.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion transformed the standard-issue baseball uniform into a body-hugging sportswear look this week.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Most of Kirk’s suggestions — more campus events, a more aggressive presence on social media — were standard-issue.
    — Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The floor of my cabin is a sea of high heels and there is an extra clothing rail installed at the end of my bed because the [standard-issue] wardrobe cannot accommodate everything.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The gathering crowd was particularly entranced with the weighty, sculptural zipper pulls, which seemed to glide so much better than your standard-issue hardware.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025

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