bland

Example Sentences

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The first season, in 2005, follows her return to TV on a bland network sitcom called “Room and Bored.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"I think it's good that Timothée has said something interesting instead of the same bland, safe answers that many actors give," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Another, “Altars,” is a tame and ultimately bland song by Ms. Aitchison’s high standards, with a chorus—“One is not the loneliest number”—that draws on a pop cliché without interrogating or transforming it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 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

“Apart from being soulless and bland? They’re perfectly fine.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie