drab

Example Sentences

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He suffers from rheumatism and would like nothing more than to “heal” on a beach in Cuba—still the ideal of paradise for those who grew up in drab old communist Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is, at times, horrifying and anxiety-inducing; at others, it’s frustratingly drab.

From Salon

Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.

From Los Angeles Times

Information is arriving "in dribs and drabs from motorbike couriers circulating the region", making it difficult to establish an accurate toll, a humanitarian source told AFP.

From Barron's

It was a drab, ordinary lie to want them.

From Literature