How to Use uninspiring in a Sentence

uninspiring

adjective
  • The way the Blazers began the game was very uninspiring.
    oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The rest of us found her stiff and uninspiring, and thought the fan-fiction was better left for tweens.
    Elliot Kaufman, National Review, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The once uninspiring decor of the kitchen has been replaced with a bright and cozy design in shades of grey, pale green, and white.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2018
  • What was once a very uninspiring group should be one of the league’s best if everyone is healthy.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • So far the documents passed to them have been uninspiring.
    The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
  • But the quality of the fakes and the surfacing are uninspiring and just bad tradecraft.
    NBC News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Housed in the fairly uninspiring area of Al Habtoor City, Sirali is anything but.
    Laura Lai Coughlin, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
  • LaMarcus Aldridge can only do so much, and the rest of the team is either too old, too young, or simply uninspiring.
    Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Joseph is in the midst of a kicking competition that has been, so far, uninspiring.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Too sweet, too greasy, too breaded, too saucy, or too much time spent in a steam tray — there's a lot of Chinese food out there that is … uninspiring.
    Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The Longhorns’ hangover from Tuscaloosa was evident in an uninspiring win over Wyoming.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The result was a fine, and yet equally uninspiring, season.
    Michael Beller, SI.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Before the late rallies, the Reds appeared headed to an uninspiring loss.
    John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 7 June 2018
  • The following week, the Colts offense rallied late but the defense struggled to get off the field in an uninspiring 31-24 loss to Oakland.
    Michael Marot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • After doing this, you're greeted by a rather uninspiring wall of fans.
    PCMAG, 6 May 2024
  • Many runners know the feeling well — miles of training can feel sluggish and uninspiring.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But for all the good vibes, the uninspiring rotation is concerning.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 23 June 2019
  • The hiring of Bryan Price was the uninspired hiring of an uninspiring manager.
    Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Viserys is by design a weak and uninspiring king — which is how a very skilled actor like Considine plays the role — but there is just so much of him.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Finding a bag of tteok in my freezer on an uninspiring weeknight is like stumbling upon an oasis in the middle of the desert.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Not surprisingly, the Tennessee coach has been at the center of lots of heat after the Vols’ uninspiring 3-2 start.
    Andrew Astleford, ajc, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Those are the promising fringes of an overall uninspiring day at Ohio Stadium.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
  • And remarked at how uninspiring the art was, including a print of a misshapen girl in a pinafore holding a disgruntled cat.
    Longreads, 7 June 2018
  • After an uninspiring loss on Tuesday, the Coyotes played with a purpose on Thursday and took care of business.
    Richard Morin, azcentral, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The talent base is uninspiring outside of Beal, who has two years remaining on his contract.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2019
  • And their excuses are tired and uninspiring — not exactly the best themes for a looming midterm election.
    Michael Arceneaux, The Week, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The two teams' stodgy, uninspiring garbage even forced the Wembley fans to entertain themselves by throwing paper planes at the pitch.
    SI.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Ravens 24, Browns 21: Cleveland’s offense has been uninspiring, but so has the Ravens defense — at least compared with its lofty standards.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Just 24 hours after an uninspiring performance in the shootout, Tatum stepped on the floor and decided Sunday would be a record-breaking night.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Now, cobble that with this uninspiring Detroit Lions team at 7-6 with less than a 20 percent chance of making the playoffs.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017

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