nothing special
Example Sentences
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From the limited perspective of the ground, the 3-foot-tall dam looked like nothing special.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
There is nothing special about Jan. 31 that would force Miran to go back to his White House job or wherever else the president decides to send him.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
The airport was downgraded to a USAir secondary hub, then a “focus city,” then, eventually, nothing special at all.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
DNA, which is coiled up in every cell in the body, was nothing special, just sugars, phosphates and bases.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
He would’ve explained how during the dry season it was exactly like any other river, nothing special, but how in October the monsoons began and the whole situation changed.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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