unimaginative

Example Sentences

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It is possible that thinking is unimaginative, too dead to the urgency of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The best that can be said for the officers in charge is that they were unimaginative, by-the-book commanders overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"Plodding, genre-hopping songs all end up as unimaginative ballads, their dreary lyrics littered with gibberish - though Sheeran's hooks remain strong," she wrote.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Fame has its demons, and it’s usually the source material for very unimaginative pop music.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Her practical reasoning last night now seemed cowardly, unimaginative.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett