drab

Example Sentences

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He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

And who else but the Lakers to provide some spice during the drab stretch of the season between the trade deadline and the playoffs?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

She says "it's fine" and "probably even good" if you aren't familiar with the original, but parts are drab and Kermit - now played by Matt Vogel - sounds "jarringly different".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Everywhere she looked, she saw bright colors: on the drab, gray concrete apartments, on the tin- roofed, open-fronted stores, in the muddy water flowing in the gutters.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini