old chestnut
Example Sentences
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Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Consider the old chestnut, “All Greeks are mortal, Socrates is Greek, therefore Socrates is mortal.”
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024
There may be no such thing as bad pizza, as the old chestnut goes, but some pizzas are better than others.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
Well, this is going to be a new spin on that tired old chestnut.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
