same old

Example Sentences

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Time will tell, but for now Californians — and most of America — are stuck doing the same old clock-face conga on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

They have yet to turn a profit and may never be profitable; it’s the same old reprise.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“Now we see that borrowers are going to be stuck with the same old unaffordable plans that haven’t been working for decades,” Yu said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

In one of many quips in “Modernism,” he remarks that “novelty is just the same old thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

I want to make Soojin’s campaign stand out and be more than the same old tired promises and think I might have the answer.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan