drab
Example Sentences
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Drab, laborious and dreadfully predictable, the Bianconeri promised change but seem to be delivering much of the same, with fewer positive results.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024
Drab browns and overworked surfaces create backdrops for dead trout and other animals that Mr. Kurland caught or shot, as well as vegetables and crockery.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2018
Drab sepia interiors give way to pastel green gardens to bright flower beds to autumnal trees while a woman stolidly goes about her daily tasks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2016
Drab buildings are in ugly contrast to the snow-capped peaks.
From Economist • Jul. 14, 2016
Drab clothes for me so I would blend in with the greens and browns of the forest.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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