get stale

Frequency: 7.512.1 per million words

usually figurative

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Examples (10)

  • A routine can get stale if you don't vary it.
  • Their relationship started to get stale after years of no new experiences.
  • Even the most exciting job can get stale without new challenges.
  • If you don't keep learning, your skills might get stale.
  • The band's music began to get stale, lacking its former innovation.
  • The political rhetoric has started to get stale; people want fresh ideas.
  • Don't let your passion for the project get stale; find new ways to engage.
  • Without new input, even a brilliant mind can get stale.
  • Their creative process was starting to get a bit stale, so they took a break.
  • If you do the same exercise every day, it can quickly get stale.