boring

Example Sentences

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Most famously, the boring charge was levied on Tim Duncan, the low-key big man who hid in plain sight as he assembled a Hall of Fame career and his San Antonio Spurs won five rings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“There was none of that back then, but that would be super boring to watch. We got to a halfway point where there was some expressiveness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

People always bring up the enormous amount of money have spent and some argue City's football can be boring at times - and, yes, that does frustrate lots of fans.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That’s because some of this stuff is technical, and a lot of it is boring.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Which I guess was interrupting, because he and Calista were looking at some boring art book he’d brought in to show her, but I didn’t care.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff