stale

Example Sentences

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Granola that’s either stale — thin-sliced cardstock masquerading as crunch — or so aggressively hard it feels like a dare to your dental work.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

They aren’t just stale; to use Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s excellent new phrase, they’re as “dead as fried chicken.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Nor were they ever considering how the first fight went in 2015 – delivered five years too late and as stale as feared.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Like every other element, this one is stale and flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It was nothing like my mother’s cooking, but it was either that or stale bread.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros