old story
Example Sentences
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“That is an old story for Black folks,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Ms. Low rehashes that old story, but concedes the delta is at least partially a product of the fact that “many women want to spend time at home with their children.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
On the surface, England's World Cup exit at the semi-final stage is the same old story.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
Sipping their morning coffee, cracking open the newspaper, telling that old story they’ve told too many times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Suddenly he recalled an old story he’d heard at Camp Jupiter.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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