How to Use boring in a Sentence

boring

adjective
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  • I find her books totally boring.
  • I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
  • 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
  • This is one time when boring beige can be your best friend.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2023
  • What should have been a light summer romp is a boring mess.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The implied message: Things are about to get a whole lot more boring.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • How could winning a game at the highest level of the sport be boring?
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
  • The metallic fringe tassel and gold chain prove that clear bags don’t have to be boring.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • By David Sims In some sense, this has been the most boring Oscar campaign in years.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That doesn’t mean the vessel is at all boring or predictable, though.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There’s so many artists that put out albums that have great songs, but the album is boring.
    — Vulture, 14 July 2023
  • For 7-year-old me, the swath of sea grass was the boring part of our little backyard ecosystem by the Jersey Shore.
    — Erin M. Fischell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Most days, his job is boring, more Walmart greeter than Mossad.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But Sydney Sweeney just proved that white tips don't have to be basic or boring.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Princess Peach started out as a boring damsel in distress.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But the subtle shade is more than a boring boardroom staple.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • What should have been a light summer romp is rarely funny, never scary and a boring mess.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Iris Law just proved that, with the right accessories, the little black dress is anything but boring.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The neutral hues may be too boring for those looking to add color to their bedroom.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Do people talk about how your hobbies are weird or — even worse — boring?
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Gone are the days of a boring uniform as this collection is full of chic staple items like maxi skirts, fall coats, trousers and more.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This taste test proves that vanilla is anything but boring.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 July 2023
  • This won’t be an ordinary hearing, or at least not a boring one.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • The questions can be boring and redundant (not, of course, those from Glamour).
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Did the backlash that ensued help make chatbots too boring?
    — Cade Metz Balazs Gardi, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But for people who are used to the change of scenery that comes with a run on land, this workout might seem boring or monotonous.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 July 2023
  • Their foibles are well-documented, and frankly rather boring at this point.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • Kim Kardashian has been many things on the Met Gala carpet, but she's never been boring.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2023

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