unoriginal
Example Sentences
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As much as Swift's and Beyoncé's mere sneezes may count as pop culture news — how often can you write stories about these megastars without becoming unoriginal, redundant or maybe even boring?
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023
It was a disaster, the 2009 show plagued by wardrobe malfunctions and faulted for unoriginal designs distinguished only by an overabundance of hearts.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023
The material was terribly unoriginal, but I got to do it and that was the important part.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023
“This update will help make sure that unoriginal, low-quality content doesn’t rank highly in Search, particularly for online-educational materials, entertainment, shopping, and tech-related content.”
From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022
But when I said it, I felt stupid and unoriginal.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.