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Meanings of as staid in English

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Usage of as staid in English
1
When the waiter comes we must be as staid as Darby and Joan.
The Place Beyond the Winds
2
You and I, as staid, level-headed outsiders, are going to stage-manage their reconciliation.
The Lady of the Basement Flat
3
Are we trying to say that ABC's news guys are not as staid as Cronkite?'
From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
4
Trump saw the Texan as staid while Tillerson saw his boss as brash and ill-informed.
The Guardian
5
I'll do nothing rash; I'll be as staid as the judge you want me to be twenty years later.
The Story of Waitstill Baxter
6
After thinking a little he heaved a sigh as staid, reasonable people do sigh, shook his head, and said:
The Witch, and Other Stories
7
In fact, they seem fashioned entirely of light, a cold light, as staid and ordered as a Victorian drawing room.
Jitterbug Perfume
8
Her own children were indulged in almost everything, but her little nieces were required to be as staid and circumspect as grown-up women.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
9
These accretions had been saved and taken care of by Mrs. Fluker, who was as staid and silent as he was mobile and voluble.
The Best American Humorous Short Stories
10
As staid and sober as our hearts could choose.
Eventide / A Series of Tales and Poems
11
"I'm as staid and dull as ever you could wish me to be!"
The Precipice: A Novel
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