stale
Example Sentences
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An editor who shall remain nameless told me today that no one seemed to care about the latest consumer price index print—that it was stale data in the wake of rising oil prices.
From Barron's
When we arrive, Bubbe’s house is dark and it smells musty and stale.
From Literature
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Monday, it was returned to me, completely stale and inedible.
From Literature
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"We had a lovely video sent to us about the cows being hand-fed stale baguettes, everyone loved that video," Haywood added.
From BBC
It’s stale to nearly all but his biggest sycophants.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.