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

Rich criticized the unimaginative set design that made “Emerald City looks like a honeymoon suite at a Las Vegas hotel” and said that the cast contained “not a single performer who can act.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

He also cited "unimaginative and bad movies" across the genre.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

They were both thirsty, so they decided to be totally unimaginative and head to the cafe across the street for bottles of water.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon