In a sentence
Six example sentences with staid, each labelled with its topic.
The staid old firm still required jackets at lunch and had never once run an advertisement in ninety years.
Business
The orchestra's staid Thursday programs drew the same gray-haired subscribers who had bought seats since the hall reopened.
Music
A staid limestone facade hides an interior of curved balconies, glass floors, and a staircase that seems to float.
Architecture
The staid upper chamber still opens each session with a procession that has not changed since the building was finished.
Politics
The staid savings bank never chased a fashion, and it was the only lender in town untouched by the crash.
Finance
The novel's staid narrator describes a wedding, a scandal, and a fire in the same measured voice he uses for the weather.
Literature
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