: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
Examples of boring in a Sentence
I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
Crane Analyst Ronald Epstein said in a recent note that the industrial company has described itself as boring.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
And for most people — and all children — the entirety of the day itself is boring, unremarkable and undramatic.
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That’s to say, when everyone is bored, nobody is boring.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
Crane Analyst Ronald Epstein said in a recent note that the industrial company has described itself as boring.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
And for most people — and all children — the entirety of the day itself is boring, unremarkable and undramatic.
—Alex Ross Perry, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
That’s to say, when everyone is bored, nobody is boring.
—Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boring
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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