How to Use bland in a Sentence

bland

adjective

• The vegetable soup was rather bland.
• The diplomat's bland statement did nothing to calm the situation.
• Yet his bland style has not set the broader electorate alight.
  — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
• It’s bland by design, a rundown of who can do what and when.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Jan. 2021
• Don’t expect to see only basic and bland meals on the menu here.
  — Erica Puisis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
• Too many otherwise good fried steaks have been brought down by bland gravy served cold and congealed.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
• This gets stirred into a bland, loose tangle with gim, Korean roasted seaweed, all of which is easy on the stomach.
  — Alexa Weibel, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
• It’s all pretty bland, but then Adele seems oddly fragile and possibly more interesting.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• Proponents argued the bland design of the current flag fades into the background when compared with more vibrant emblems from other states.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• The current flag is criticized for being a bland and unimaginative symbol that is essentially the state seal on a blue background.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• Wallpaper with bold colors and patterns offers a complete transformation to an otherwise bland space.
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
• But more likely, this positively bland, all-white, and unseasoned meme is just a palate cleanser, a transition into the new administration and all the memes that will come with it.
  — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2021
• Australia and New Zealand, which provide some funding for the university, have so far offered only bland responses.
  — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
• The Casserole Is Bland Another one of the most common green bean casserole mistakes is to choose a recipe that’s a bit too simple, which can result in a bland dish.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
• The telling is too bland, and the stakes don’t feel high enough.
  — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2022
• Though the walls are a bit subdued, nothing about the space is bland.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
• The tasty juices are soaked up by the rice to ensure there's not a single bland bite.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
• His first glance was the frown of the man; the second was the bland and sickly smile of the demagogue.
  — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
• The lunch menu sushi hand rolls were bland and overpowered by the heavy sauce.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
• The color options are rather bland, and the area where the backplate meets the bumper feels a tad sharp.
  — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 Oct. 2021
• This fatty bird was bland, rubbery and a bit on the dry side.
  — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
• But it was served lukewarm, and even for Skyline, the broth was thin and bland.
  — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
• In the mall the music was a cradle and all the mannikins in the windows wore clothes as bland as puree.
  — Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
• Sahithya Wintrich has one goal in the kitchen: To fight back against bland flavors.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
• This bland bird badly needs a bath in one of the many sauces Popeyes offers.
  — Washington Post, 28 July 2021
• The jalapeños were as rubbery and bland as the roasted chicken.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• The sauce didn't have much flavor, and the meatballs tasted too bland.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
• The arena opened in 1968, along with a bland new office block known as Two Penn.
  — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• So while the photography is lovely and the horses are impressive, the show devolves into hour after hour of similar scenes and bland drama.
  — Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
• Leaning too heavily on AI often leads to efforts that can seem technical and impersonal, full of bland phrasing and generic messaging.
  — Antony Robinson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024