same old
Example Sentences
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Do you ever look out your window and, tired of the same old view, long that you could just pick up and live somewhere else?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
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
“Everyone always follows the same old schema. I wanted to do something different. I wanted to see if I could make something new.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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