uninspiring

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Recent Examples of uninspiring To that point in his career, Nesmith had put together an uninspiring two-year run with the Celtics – averaging just 4.2 PPG and shooting just 31.8% from downtown. Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 After the thrill of a first Premier League title in 2011-12, Roberto Mancini’s fourth and final season managing Manchester City fell flat, as an uninspiring group of summer additions — including Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair and a 31-year-old Maicon — failed to build on the previous year’s success. Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025 An uninspiring sign still stands, along with a Mission-style office building, bell tower and a single wall from the old restaurant. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 The 28-year-old put up similarly uninspiring numbers over 11 games at Triple-A. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninspiring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspiring
Adjective
  • The overall matt silver finish contrasts with the dark grey main enclosure.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Navigating the rise of A.I. and its use in entertainment has consisted of grey areas and controversies, but now, major Hollywood players are taking official steps towards legal regulation.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Corner infielders Carlos Santana (1B, CLE): The definition of boring and solid.
    Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 13 June 2025
  • These pre-seasoned staples can revive boring veggies or fix a bland soup in no time flat.
    Sarah Felbin, SELF, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.
    Suleika Jaouad, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Fort Erie bursts with American tourists in the summertime, but today is empty on a gray May morning.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • In the video, the woman, who is wrapped in a gray blanket, is being questioned in a holding facility in Pullman, Washington, in connection with an unrelated incident.
    Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tattoo Health Risk #3: Potentially Serious Infections Even in professional studios with sterile technique, infections are a real risk.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Your yard does not need to resemble a sterile English garden.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • This record is a gentle correction for listeners who think of blues as either dusty or loud.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • Workers in overalls walk down dusty streets that turn into dusty tracks before petering out to nowhere.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sculpting a modern tale about a porcelain company that’s 250 years old has a lot to do with understanding how younger generations come together, dine and entertain.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The most surprising result was how tightly curled my hair was post-blow dry.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 June 2025
  • Along the way, hikers will pass by a few creeks — some dry, others with water — and cross over wooden bridges.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025

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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspiring. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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