How to Use bland in a Sentence
bland
adjective- The vegetable soup was rather bland.
- The diplomat's bland statement did nothing to calm the situation.
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The pepperoni was a bit bland, but there was plenty of cheese.
— cleveland, 24 Nov. 2020 -
There’s no such thing as bland in a Puerto Rican household.
— Illyanna Maisonet, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2020 -
The comedy was the kind of fare parents could watch with their children, while not being too bland.
— NBC News, 18 Oct. 2020 -
Even a tiny mistake can lead to dry, bland meat, but one of the most common errors people make is overcooking their bird.
— Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020 -
My only real complaint is that, apart from the weapons, the mecha looked like they were designed by a committee and were a bit bland.
— Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 -
Some galleries still studiously avoid helpful names of art movements, opting for phrases that are bland or vague.
— Roberta Smith, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020 -
Underripe and the late-fall fruit is hard, astringent and tasteless; overripe and it’s gritty and bland.
— Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020 -
If the broth seems a bit bland, simmer it for a few more seconds to reduce and concentrate the flavor, and then add the butter and pour it over the mussels.
— Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020 -
Stuffed with an herb paste, rolled, tied, and baked until golden, this succulent roast is the polar opposite of overcooked, bland turkey breast.
— Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2020 -
Tiny and naked, with her full pubic bush on display, the bland figurine stands on top of an otherwise indistinguishable blob of silver.
— Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 19 Nov. 2020 -
Many of Joyce’s protagonists are middle-aged, unhappy characters, good people who are leading bland lives that hide intense psychic pain.
— Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020 -
It’s the odd one out — pretty bland and with a flesh so completely unlike other smoother, more vibrant farmers market staples such as butternut, kabocha, acorn and delicata.
— Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020 -
Take my word for it: On the page, at least, Gruen comes across as amply, abundantly, massively, unfathomably and titanically bland.
— Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2020 -
To be honest, the sample art and furniture in the facsimile condo is a bit bland, but Seerman said the interior decoration is left up to the buyer anyway.
— Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020 -
The telling is too bland, and the stakes don’t feel high enough.
— Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2022 -
Though the walls are a bit subdued, nothing about the space is bland.
— Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024 -
The tasty juices are soaked up by the rice to ensure there's not a single bland bite.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023 -
His first glance was the frown of the man; the second was the bland and sickly smile of the demagogue.
— Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 -
The lunch menu sushi hand rolls were bland and overpowered by the heavy sauce.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021 -
The color options are rather bland, and the area where the backplate meets the bumper feels a tad sharp.
— Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 Oct. 2021 -
This fatty bird was bland, rubbery and a bit on the dry side.
— cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021 -
But it was served lukewarm, and even for Skyline, the broth was thin and bland.
— cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 -
In the mall the music was a cradle and all the mannikins in the windows wore clothes as bland as puree.
— Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Most of the new frozen foods kill you with sodium and yet remain bland.
— Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020 -
Sahithya Wintrich has one goal in the kitchen: To fight back against bland flavors.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022 -
This bland bird badly needs a bath in one of the many sauces Popeyes offers.
— Washington Post, 28 July 2021 -
The jalapeños were as rubbery and bland as the roasted chicken.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021 -
But your landscape doesn’t have to be bland and boring all winter long.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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