staleness

There was a scent of staleness in the still air.

She reached behind her to close it, but not before he smelled the staleness.

The air now is stale with the staleness of the ages.

In the meantime, men worked staleness and stiffness out of themselves.

But there's a sense of staleness about the thing.

As good as his stories can be, they run the risk of staleness.

But the air had a certain staleness to it that made her lungs burn after a time.

Never buy beans that are kept in open sacks; they promote staleness.

They say that employers continue to view age not in terms of experience or stability but as deterioration and staleness.

I felt as though the staleness of that place had somehow seeped up to my studio and into me.

Even the desserts - often the area where staleness is most marked - sparkled.

The only known solution for the staleness syndrome is rest, usually for several weeks.

The place had a smell of staleness and disuse.

Staleness of data can contribute to disparities as well, both within a community and from town to town.

But even the lighter stories, though sometimes entertaining, tend to have a gimmicky staleness.

But there was not quite a sameness and a staleness in all the happenings of empty space.

She smelt the staleness of alcohol on his breath.

A whiff of staleness came from his disturbed jacket.

The staleness of blood and brain which comes from solitary confinement was already maturing inside me.

The sickness was relieved, the sickness and the staleness of the summer day.

But, like Emin, there is about him a sense of staleness, a sense that his time has passed.

Now he has decided he is ready to combat not only the losing but also the creeping staleness.

She had a flair that averted staleness and repetition.

The staleness in the house gave way as that piney salt air was sucked through the vents.

It was the staleness of the air.