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

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

Nepali student leader-turned-politician Gagan Thapa has sought to rejuvenate his party's stale image, campaigning on generational change ahead of the Himalayan nation's first elections since a deadly youth-led uprising.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 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

It's a scorching-hot day and the air feels stale because there's been another power cut.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman