How to Use unspectacular in a Sentence

unspectacular

adjective

• He’s been solid, if unspectacular on the court, for one of the youngest teams in the league.
  — Jamal Collier, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021
• In the first two games of the series, the Reds got solid but unspectacular starts and then saw the Dodgers blow the game open against the Reds bullpen.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
• The Hoosiers are among the nation’s best on the glass, where Ohio State is solid but unspectacular.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2020
• And Jones has been solid if unspectacular in the red zone.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2018
• Like much of the house, the bathroom mostly looked fine, if unspectacular.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
• Melton is already one of the better young two-way guards in the NBA, and has had a steady but unspectacular climb during his first three seasons in the league.
  — Morten Jensen, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
• What the Lexus hybrid does provide is a solid if unspectacular way to get from here to there.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2018
• The message is that growth prospects are unspectacular but fine, and far better than the signal coming from the rest of the world, where many cyclical stocks are down.
  — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
• The rape and murder is treated in a dozen unspectacular pages.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
• On offense, the RedHawks have been strong in running the ball and solid-but-unspectacular in the passing game.
  — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 20 Nov. 2019
• Jones has probably been the best of the bunch, starting the season with two solid if unspectacular games against the Dolphins and Jets.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021
• Spokane pulled out the win over Portland on Friday in an unspectacular way.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021
• And that slower pace was a big reason wage growth was steady but unspectacular.
  — James Pethokoukis, TheWeek, 7 May 2020
• The debut of surfing at the Tokyo Games promises big-name talent but unspectacular waves — just the kind that Andino has surfed all his life.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• The Chiefs have a good, yet unspectacular , quarterback in Alex Smith.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• After five seasons of steady but unspectacular progress through the minor leagues, LaMonte Jr. was called up to the Twins late in the 2019 season.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2021
• Morata has had an unspectacular first year in the Premier League.
  — SI.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• An unspectacular first season from a first-rounder is a far less glamorous story than a ninth rounder coming out of nowhere like Skubal.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2020
• The line between a successful career and a mediocre one is that thin for an unspectacular prospect like him.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 24 Apr. 2018
• The unspectacular reality is that Russia and the United States will have to learn to live with each other.
  — Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 9 June 2021
• The figures are unspectacular but still faster than what Fed officials expect over the long run.
  — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 2 May 2018
• After a hand is dealt in a game of spades, there are few feelings like sifting through the bouquet of unspectacular pasteboards until the ace of spades appears.
  — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2021
• Capcom’s Breath of Fire series was, for the most part, a competent but unspectacular group of role-playing games.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 10 Nov. 2022
• The Danes came in to this tournament as 25-1 outsiders and were considered to be a solid, but unspectacular side.
  — Sam Pilger, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• His first three seasons in the minor leagues were unspectacular.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 21 June 2018
• Almora has been reliable, if unspectacular, for the Cubs over the past three seasons.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2019
• At the end of the exhibition between Mayweather and Paul, the crowd rained down boos as the fight ended in unspectacular fashion.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 7 June 2021
• Woods plodded through an unspectacular opening round on Thursday, settling for a 1-over 73 that left him far off the lead but still feeling good about his chances.
  — Paul Newberry, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
• In the rain forest, okapis were able to survive and thrive with perfectly fine albeit unspectacular necks.
  — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023
• In fact, the U.S. economy logged steady if unspectacular growth throughout the Obama years.
  — David Lazarus, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018

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