unoriginal
Example Sentences
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It’s also unoriginal: Pundits have overlaid charts showing recent gains for the Magnificent Seven with dot-coms, the Roaring ’20s, railroad fever, Japanese property and tulip bulbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
As much as Swift's and Beyoncé's mere sneezes may count as pop culture news — how often can you write stories about these megastars without becoming unoriginal, redundant or maybe even boring?
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
It was a disaster, the 2009 show plagued by wardrobe malfunctions and faulted for unoriginal designs distinguished only by an overabundance of hearts.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
The material was terribly unoriginal, but I got to do it and that was the important part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Penelope found his imagery quaint, if a tad unoriginal, but knew better than to say so.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
