stale

Example Sentences

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It was even higher in markets where unsold listings are growing stale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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

It’s stale to nearly all but his biggest sycophants.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 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