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

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 • Mar. 11, 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

The air was not so stale and sultry in the room as it was downstairs.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers