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.
  • 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
  • The build-and-price website for the Hyundai Kona N is pretty boring.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Still, a caution: A lot of new, boring rosés are out there.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • One thing is certain: The last few years have not been boring.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
  • What should have been a light summer romp is a boring mess.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • To the person who says that WESH 2 has the most boring anchors out there, please.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The weather is the most boring subject in the world — but not always, right?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Detroit Red Wings' goal is to be more boring (and more sound).
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • But honestly, the rest of the meeting is boring and feels like filler.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2021
  • By David Sims In some sense, this has been the most boring Oscar campaign in years.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • When a scene is too slow, or too boring, the only thing that can still be altered is the score.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • His big and boring style depends on great angles and body position, which in turn depend on his hockey IQ.
    — Murat Ates, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The choreography is boring, and the lack of queens as background dancers makes everything less dynamic.
    — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025

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