nondescript
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Phillips, a nondescript and mostly unknown Minnesota congressman, was the most serious protest vote option.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
With its palm trees standing alongside the minaret and its nondescript suburban homes lining the street, this suburb presents the image of a peaceful, multicultural America.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Quiet guy, kind of nondescript, generally polite, got good grades,” she told The Times, describing her impression of Allen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Our protagonist comes from a nondescript family, attends a minor boarding school, falls in love with Oxford, enlists in the British army and is transformed forever by a trip to North Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
And then there was nothing but me and the empty passageway, a nondescript door waiting at the end.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing nondescript
The Giver
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The Handmaid's Tale
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A Separate Peace
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