drab

Example Sentences

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He suffers from rheumatism and would like nothing more than to “heal” on a beach in Cuba—still the ideal of paradise for those who grew up in drab old communist Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It is, at times, horrifying and anxiety-inducing; at others, it’s frustratingly drab.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

She says "it's fine" and "probably even good" if you aren't familiar with the original, but parts are drab and Kermit - now played by Matt Vogel - sounds "jarringly different".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Set in 1970s San Francisco, this turn-of-the-thumbscrews-tense novel upends noir conventions, placing a drab 19-year-old telephone operator, Celia Dent, center stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It was a drab room for Devon, dull green and brown and gray, but at the far end there was a big marble archway, glisteningly white, which led to the pool.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles