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 first season, in 2005, follows her return to TV on a bland network sitcom called “Room and Bored.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The self-proclaimed Captain of Brewdog, Watt regularly attacked the "bland and insipid" big beer companies like Heineken.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

"Curries from our Pakistani brothers and sisters, Sudanese dura, and that whole corner is Malaysian. Baba says his jihad is against bland food."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda