boring

Example Sentences

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The 1990s were boring, at least compared with the go-go ’80s and our current decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He’s also a widower who lost his wife not to some boring disease but in a way that only a real spitfire would go, by flipping her ATV.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But the committee’s decision on rates is expected to be the most boring part of the day.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

In the middle of the most boring part of the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues, it’s like a Superhero League.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

“Mom wants me to read this book,” I said, pulling out the stupid, long, boring book she’d given me.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff