unimaginative

Example Sentences

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It is possible that thinking is unimaginative, too dead to the urgency of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

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

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

The rookie needs help from his coaches, who have failed him with unimaginative play designs that have often times left him running for cover without any checkdown options.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Othell Yarwyck was as stolid and unimaginative as he was taciturn, and the First Rangers seemed to die as quick as they were named.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin