bland

Example Sentences

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Along Portugal’s main north-south highway, there are more than enough bland American-style rest stops, but one turnoff decidedly worth the detour is the 45-minute road to Batalha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The grocery store offers blackberries in January, cherries in October, tomatoes that arrive with the bland composure of year-round availability.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Emily Lilburn, 21, says colour-changing lightbulbs and battery operated candles helped her make three bland and bare uni rooms colourful and cosy.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Gone was the bland acceptance of people minding their own business, replaced by a visible, angry resentment that became gossip, and taunts and name-calling in the school yard.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago