How to Use boring in a Sentence

boring

adjective
  • I find her books totally boring.
  • I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
  • Don’t be so quick to think of red wine as a boring choice.
    Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 4 June 2024
  • Life doesn’t have to be boring, and nor does your scent.
    Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And who wants to be trapped in a space that feels dreary and boring?
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Or, at least, the potential for the AI to do boring stuff.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • By the rules of the genre, Veggie must be made a little boring, and is.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The key farm alone is too boring and too much running for me.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • This is one time when boring beige can be your best friend.
    Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Still, a caution: A lot of new, boring rosés are out there.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • What should have been a light summer romp is a boring mess.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And don't worry, your work bag doesn't have to be plain black or boring.
    Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 5 May 2022
  • The implied message: Things are about to get a whole lot more boring.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There’s nothing more boring than a record that doesn’t have those ups and downs.
    Damien Scott, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
  • How could winning a game at the highest level of the sport be boring?
    Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
  • In a classic study, a group of people viewed a boring film.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The metallic fringe tassel and gold chain prove that clear bags don’t have to be boring.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Halsey's 'fit is proof that athleisure doesn't have to be beige or boring.
    Kristen Saladino, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
  • By David Sims In some sense, this has been the most boring Oscar campaign in years.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But the Padres’ offense is boring, moves like a river horse, and dull doesn’t cut it.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
  • Thanks to such advances in the field, watching grass grow is no longer boring.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
  • What if all men disappeared and the world was just boring?
    Nicole Acheampong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022
  • Saving is boring and has no short-term payoff but pays off in the long run.
    Frederick Daso, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • Be the first to rate & review! Don't let dinner be boring.
    Kermilia White, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
  • That doesn’t mean the vessel is at all boring or predictable, though.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The stitched edges add a striking contrast to make the white feel anything but boring.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2024
  • After all, with Uranus in the mix, life is anything but boring!
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • And adds more boredom to a sport that’s already boring.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022
  • Our guide opined Corfu can be a bit boring during off season.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
  • If films like Nosferatu don’t find a wide audience and thrive in the marketplace, cinema faces a very bland, boring future.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

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