blandly

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Styles’s voice, while expressive in certain contexts, is incapable of conveying hedonism, and “Aperture” ends up feeling blandly uplifting rather than transcendent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025

Matthew is portrayed as blandly as possible, making clear it’s only his money that makes him exceptional.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

His work, which features blandly positive phrases like “Life is beautiful” and “Time will tell,” appears in TV shows such as “Billions” and “Shameless.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

The next day I was summoned to the head office, where the commander blandly informed me that the case had been investigated and dis-missed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela