blandly
Example Sentences
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Considering Haru’s guilt for “betraying” Luis — after his death, he repeatedly appears as a mournful ghost in a bird costume — these numbers should be piercingly emotional, not blandly adorable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
“The Fate of Ophelia,” a song about powerlessness and heartbreak, is unassuming and blandly catchy with a melody whose shape vaguely resembles Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
You might never guess someone so blandly reassuring is participating in such monumental damage.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
‘All right,’ said Johnny blandly, ‘just so you’re up.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
