unimaginative

Example Sentences

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The best that can be said for the officers in charge is that they were unimaginative, by-the-book commanders overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It is the sort of thing late-night comedians caricature when they want to illustrate unimaginative gift-giving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Scotland were unimaginative in front of goal and porous in defence against the world's 74th-best team.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

“For over a decade, Nicholson suffered from unaggressive and unimaginative representation,” McGilligan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

Those who had trouble completing the unimaginative, unvaried course of calisthenics did not always agree, but I was ready for any break from the tedium of the class-room.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover