same old
Example Sentences
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Absent that, the same old worries will return, exacerbated by the fact that the conflict is nearing the one-month mark.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
"People are tired of the same old faces. They want to see a generational contest between the Gen Z and the group of older politicians from the 1990s."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
When he discovered black beans, he found them downright exotic—inky, fudgy, definitely not the same old pintos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
“Now we see that borrowers are going to be stuck with the same old unaffordable plans that haven’t been working for decades,” Yu said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
It’s the same old game, everybody talking in circles.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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