bland
Example Sentences
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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.
By rights, Jonah thought, Chip should be with Jonah too, waiting in this bland government office to meet with James Reardon.
From Literature
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The bland, if inclusive, speculative history of “Hollywood.”
From Salon
The social worker’s face was as bland as the chicken, giving nothing away.
From Literature
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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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.