bland

Example Sentences

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The self-proclaimed Captain of Brewdog, Watt regularly attacked the "bland and insipid" big beer companies like Heineken.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Furnished in the bland decor of an extended-stay hotel, it lived up to its billing: recent construction, high ceilings, a patio and fenced yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Such content is "cheap, bland and mass-produced," Swiss engineer Yves, who declined to give his last name, told AFP, echoing discussions on social media website Reddit.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Turning the corner, Francie saw that both doors were hooked back hospitably and she imagined that the large, bland dial of the swinging scale blinked a welcome.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith