bland

Example Sentences

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Well, we are currently living through country-changing upheaval, and instead of feeling thrilled, it’s making me and my friends nostalgic for our steady, bland childhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The grocery store offers blackberries in January, cherries in October, tomatoes that arrive with the bland composure of year-round availability.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 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

“And that hideous bland gray, too. We should go and demand they change it back.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone