blandly

Example Sentences

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“A person is standing on the porch and looking around,” it reported blandly but accurately.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

That those infected are compulsively helpful and blandly cheerful, like cult members asking you to “a party,” is no less, if not more, disturbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

You might never guess someone so blandly reassuring is participating in such monumental damage.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025

"You don't want to overwork yourself, young feller," he said blandly.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison