boring

Example Sentences

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Some of us are old enough to remember when they used to call Roger Federer boring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

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

Joe's prediction: I am going to be boring and agree with Tom.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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

From Slate • May 13, 2026

When this happy nonsense got boring, Amanda crawled under a fern to read and Abel went off by himself for a bit.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig