old news

noun

: something or someone not new or exciting any more
That band is old news.

Examples of old news in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Six years from his last relationship, he's worn down, worn out and washed up, sick of a scene that feels like old news. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 Hardcore Ufologists rightly feel vindicated, but that’s old news at Contact the Desert, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 For veteran writer-producer Álex Pina, however, such a concept was already old news. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 By now, the Dodgers once hoped, Blake Treinen’s return would be old news. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 Carpenter explains in his essay that Godzilla's fingers and long arms are old news regarding evolution. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024 In one scene, when Jackie is feeling trapped, the editing splices in an insert of a boiling coffee percolator and an old news clip of the Berlin Wall. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Looking up at old news stories and police records from over the years — some of which were deep in the agencies’ archives — confirmed his suspicions. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 The nearly decade-old single was rumored to be about Perry and Swift’s fallen friendship but that’s all old news as Perry also shared a photo of her and Swift flashing smiles backstage. Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024

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“Old news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20news. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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