How to Use uninspired in a Sentence

uninspired

adjective
  • But in the end, Charles left the Zoom meeting uninspired.
    New York Times, 13 May 2021
  • Covid shined a light on how uninspired adults felt about work.
    Janine Yass, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Both teams shot over 50% from the floor, thanks to some uninspired defense.
    Dave Hogg, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • For both, the right-wing backlash was loud but uninspired.
    Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Plush socks Sure, at first glance, socks may seem like an uninspired gift choice.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 19 Oct. 2023
  • If only the same could be said about the movie, which strands its star in a pretty uninspired time and place.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 July 2021
  • Even one of the most hyped events—dress shopping—can leave a bride-to-be feeling uninspired.
    Melissa Colgan, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Fatigued and uninspired, turnout was low for France, at 75%.
    Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 7 May 2017
  • The play was at turns stirring and shaky, never uninspired.
    John Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The Sixers had a sloppy and uninspired first half with their season on the line but trailed just 51-47.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 19 June 2021
  • The animation is uninspired and the plot is by-the-numbers with no new twists or turns.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
  • When driven gently, the NSX can sound bland and uninspired.
    Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Of late, the critics and analysts say, the Warriors have been bored and uninspired.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
  • But what truly killed the Warriors in Game 5 was their uninspired effort on the glass at both ends.
    C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2022
  • The pitchers breezed through the third and fourth innings, but the wheels came off for Martin in an uninspired effort in the bottom of the fifth.
    James Crepea, AL.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Problem is, that plain cup can start to feel a little…uninspired.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But Martin is little more than a cypher for an uninspired kind of white male rage.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Emoji Movie might be a trite and uninspired, but emojis themselves are not.
    Clio Chang, New Republic, 31 July 2017
  • Where no one is unseen, no one is unheard, and no one is uninspired.
    Eugene Scott, Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • But … the Buffs romped in and romped over the Utes … well, there wasn’t much romping of any kind on the field in an uninspired contest, which Colorado won, 17-14.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • With talk of short rib and sweet potatoes on that menu, this isn’t the usual uninspired food people find on flights.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Sep. 2022
  • That was more than enough against a Warriors group that appeared uninspired.
    Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Davis, after all, had a lucrative job on Wall Street but was uninspired by the work.
    NBC News, 27 June 2019
  • Madrid looked uninspired and Villarreal were happy to play down the clock and shut off any attack from the home side.
    SI.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • One of the best ways to deal with feeling uninspired is getting out of your head and helping someone else.
    Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 15 May 2021
  • In the arts, politics has always been the last resort of the uninspired artist — and the first refuge of the uninsightful critic.
    Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2018
  • In other hands, this could have read as boring or uninspired.
    Nikki Ogunnaike, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
  • The Twins left the postseason after two uninspired games.
    Star Tribune, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Perhaps their eyes slacken at the idea of yet another uninspired pantry pasta.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 12 July 2024
  • The genre has a bad reputation, picked up from too many uninspired high-school yearbooks, corporate brochures, and family-reunion albums.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024

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