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

Everything about the story, from opening to closing dance party, feels like it was made up on an especially unimaginative playdate by bored kids who’d rather be watching TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

"Plodding, genre-hopping songs all end up as unimaginative ballads, their dreary lyrics littered with gibberish - though Sheeran's hooks remain strong," she wrote.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Instead, the Brazilians looked at the fourth main haplogroup—Haplogroup A is its unimaginative name—which is almost completely absent from Siberia but found in every Native American population.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann