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"went stale" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that something has lost its freshness or appeal. You can use "went stale" in a variety of contexts, some examples include: - "The bread went stale after sitting on the counter for a few days." - "Their relationship went stale after years of being together." - "The joke went stale and no one laughed anymore." - "The team's performance went stale after losing their star player to injury." Here is a longer example using the phrase: "As the days went by, their friendship went stale. What used to be lively conversations and constant laughter turned into awkward silences and forced small talk. They both knew something had changed, but neither wanted to address it. And so, their once unbreakable bond went stale, leaving them with only distant memories of what once was."
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They went stale.
The relationship finally went stale.
Defending the Cup last spring, the Devils went stale.
At the time, as everyone knew, cut bread quickly went stale.
Some of the common rules on which the EU did reach agreement quickly went stale.
But as the years went by, he recalled several days before he died, the ambitious endeavor went stale.
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Otherwise I go stale".
The method had gone stale.
Is freshers' week going stale?
The reckonings of history are going stale.
Better catch it before it goes stale.
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