: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
Examples of boring in a Sentence
I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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But oftentimes, foundation plantings are boring, offering little curb appeal.
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Its work is continuing apace—with an altogether more boring cast of characters and technical-sounding set of priorities, but with no less significance.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Spectators perceive tennis outfits as plain, boring, rigid or limited to a specific silhouette.
—Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 2 June 2025
But oftentimes, foundation plantings are boring, offering little curb appeal.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Its work is continuing apace—with an altogether more boring cast of characters and technical-sounding set of priorities, but with no less significance.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for boring
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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