boring

Example Sentences

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Four decades after the band broke out with albums like “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Prison Bound,” the scene backstage can be pretty boring, Ness admits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

People always bring up the enormous amount of money have spent and some argue City's football can be boring at times - and, yes, that does frustrate lots of fans.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That’s because some of this stuff is technical, and a lot of it is boring.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

“Oh, yes, the boring religious one,” a friend said with something of a sigh, asked if she had any better recollection than I about Mary Bennet, the middle child in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

He was sitting at a desk covered in typed papers that looked important and boring.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket