drab

Example Sentences

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Not too long ago, “Bridgerton” was held in the highest esteem in the meeting place between TV fantasy and drab reality.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

Even then, though, I won’t like James Whitaker’s cinematography, which goes for a deliberate ugliness but just looks dishwater drab.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Rewriting the city’s governing document might sound drab.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

The houses were small and drab, constructed of gray concrete blocks.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty