bland
Example Sentences
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Bob Dylan’s Instagram account used to feature the type of bland, standard content you’d expect from a legacy artist: “On this date” historical posts, tour announcements, box set advertisements.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Mr. Pajak is appealing as the geeky, comic-book-obsessed Sam, while Ms. Bean does her best to enliven with her ferocious belt her rather bland concerned-mother role.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
He’s the sort of character who tends to come across either bland or unconvincingly cocky-funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The BBC's Nicholas Barber described it as a "bland and barely competent daytime TV movie", also giving it a single star.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
There was a tug on her elbow and he was in front of her, smiling the bland smile.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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