standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce standard-issue (audio)
: standard, typical
a standard-issue action movie
a standard-issue blue suit

Examples of standard-issue in a Sentence

another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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This mellowness was epitomized by Rolex acting like good-old Rolex, releasing standard-issue models in standard colorways. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024 And law enforcement agencies that previously required magazine disconnects in standard-issue weapons have largely moved to guns without them. Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024 At a football club, every training session and match is analysed — GPS packs, long since a standard-issue accessory at the elite level, measure everything a player does — but that creates a huge amount of data for a medical department to process. Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for standard-issue 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of standard-issue was in 1966

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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