: 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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And these containers don’t have to be boring.
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Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
This taste test proves that vanilla is anything but boring.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
This outfit, one of Bessette-Kennedy’s most famous, manages to turn what could feel boring—a plain khaki midiskirt—into a genuine statement.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
Children, that great adventure, boring?
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
This taste test proves that vanilla is anything but boring.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
This outfit, one of Bessette-Kennedy’s most famous, manages to turn what could feel boring—a plain khaki midiskirt—into a genuine statement.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
Children, that great adventure, boring?
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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