How to Use nondescript in a Sentence

nondescript

adjective

• I work in one of the nondescript office buildings downtown.
• Their performance was disappointingly nondescript.
• The door of a nondescript van slid open and a head popped out.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
• At first glance, the theme of the picture might seem to be merely a snowy day in the outskirts of a nondescript town in the Lowlands.
  — Keith Christiansen, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
• By the end, Lucia, her nondescript Rust Belt town and the audience were all in pieces.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
• The foundry is in a nondescript brick building alongside a busy road about four miles from PNC Park.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022
• Adding to this sense of mystery is the moth’s tiny size and nondescript appearance.
  — Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• Putin didn’t like the fact that airplanes can be tracked, preferring the stealth of a nondescript train car, Karakulov said.
  — Erika Kinetz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• The Colts drafted a lot of nondescript defensive backs in the second round.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2022
• Our talk was in a nondescript room — a streak of purple on the side of Molina’s hair was by far the most colorful thing there.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• In spite of the takedowns, a vast archive of Crimo’s videos still remained available on a nondescript Blogspot as of press time.
  — Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2022
• The group soon stumbles into a nondescript room where a board game is propped, as if it’s been waiting just for them.
  — WIRED, 16 June 2023
• The nondescript one-story warehouse sits just off a busy street south of downtown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• For the most part, the charger is a nondescript surge-protector-style charging block.
  — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
• Those who make their way to the nondescript building open a door, walk down a hall and step into a small, windowless room.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
• On the fifth floor of a nondescript building in SoHo, Pharrell Williams opened up his archives.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2022
• Sennott and Edebiri play best friends PJ and Josie, high schoolers in a nondescript town in a not-so-distant past.
  — Elizabeth Peng, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
• The hotel is a nondescript three-story brick building with a burgundy awning at the entrance.
  — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
• Open it in advance and pour it into a nondescript thermos?
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
• Fourteen models turned up the next day at a nondescript studio.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• Even a stack of nondescript seashells that had adorned Didion’s home won an ungodly sum.
  — Hannah Elliott, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2022
• The nondescript front door with no windows leads into a stylish but small foyer that doesn’t give hints as to what’s above or below.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• Open it in advance, pour it in a nondescript thermos and quietly sip it?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• The first step was repainting the living room walls, which were a nondescript pale gray that lacked the dynamism Howell desired to instill in the place.
  — Molly Creeden, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022
• On a recent afternoon, a nondescript S.U.V. parked in front of my hotel in Kyiv.
  — The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
• Inside, Hamburger King is a cozy, nondescript diner with a long counter and a few tables and chairs -- enough to seat about 40 guests.
  — Bob Carlton | [e-mail], al, 28 June 2022
• Coulombe was a nondescript addition at the end of spring training when the Orioles acquired him from the Minnesota Twins for cash.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
• Also, keep an eye out for nondescript, plain envelopes in your mail pile, Tipirneni said.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2023
• Before: The dining area was a nondescript white box—the perfect blank canvas for Gaines and her team at Magnolia.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
• From the street, the mysterious fitness space called the Class is nondescript with no signage or displays.
  — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022

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