bland
Example Sentences
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Some enjoy their khichuri bland, with no vegetables or seasonings.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
The California electorate has typically favored experience over youth, and favored bland and boring over razzle and dazzle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I found Ternus polite, friendly, and everything he told me was perfectly delivered, if a bit bland.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Despite his bland supper, despite the nagging message broadcast in his head, and despite the uncertainty of his plan, he felt a stirring in his heart, a good feeling that might pass for hope.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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