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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a stale" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is no longer fresh or has lost its original quality, often in reference to food or ideas.
Example: "The bread was a stale piece left over from yesterday's dinner."
Alternatives: "an old" or "a worn-out".
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"There was a stale smell," Pichit said.
There wasn't a stale moment all evening.
Beneath a stale enmity lurk many potential fields of cooperation.
But even Mr. Malkovich's supposed innovations have a stale feeling.
Business schools often rely on a stale formula.
"There was a stale smell," Mr. Pichit said.
Gnawing on a stale bagel, I wrote in my notes.
Unfortunately, industrially applicable research to improve integration in the development process is currently at a stale.
But I think this perpetuates a stale conversation.
And my wife got hit with a stale sandwich.
The quirky concept vanishes in a stale cloud of violence.
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