blandness

Example Sentences

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The only real faux pas, according to Lizzie Dushaj, is blandness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The Guardian called the film a "bland screensaver of a movie" and gave it a one star rating, while The Independent gave it a slightly higher two stars but also lamented its "blandness".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But with perfected blandness and prompt feedback nearing total ubiquity, quirky may soon become the most valuable currency on the market.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Maybe its blandness is its superpower: adaptable, inoffensive, and always ready to be whatever we want it to be.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

It was no longer a box, no longer that faintly threatening or deceitful blandness of four walls, no longer the kind of arras trap which tempted Hamlet's rapier to prick about for rats.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White