staleness

Example Sentences

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His selection was muddled, there was a coaching staleness and his style of play has not evolved.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

“I’m excited. It’s nice when you get a couple of new pieces in, it reinvigorates the group. It loosens up some staleness at times, especially if you can bring in quality on top of that.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The glossy, inert staleness of the first sequel in 2016 was already proof that the judgmental and clingy Portokalos clan were only sitcom cliches to begin with.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

More staleness: In one scene, a Booth sister sits on the branch of a cherry tree, picking ripe fruit, when a snake suddenly twists down the trunk with tongue protruding.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

The refreshment of alteration is welcome after the staleness of inactivity.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson