boring

Example Sentences

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California voters show — again — that boring can be beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Aside from being terribly boring and overlong, “Cars” represents Pixar’s first blatant step toward becoming a capitalist behemoth, an animation studio that would continue to prioritize money over media to this day.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Will this prevent lots of Americans’ nest eggs from getting involved in companies that do not inspire the boring confidence of the market?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

But investors in boring stocks and bonds can console themselves that they didn’t pin their hopes to the asset of the future: Bitcoin has now lost nearly half of its value since October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I liked that Ronnie was a competitor, because that meant he was going to try and this whole thing wasn’t going to be as boring or pitiful as I thought.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan