unexceptional
adjective
un·ex·cep·tion·al
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəl
: not out of the ordinary : commonplace
Examples of unexceptional in a Sentence
As an actor he was unexceptional, but he had a beautiful singing voice.
the physicist, now regarded as one of the brightest minds in science, was an unexceptional student as a child
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This should be routine, unexceptional, unremarkable.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
The Zapad exercises were unexceptional in and of themselves.
—Emily Ferris, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2017
The movie offers phantasmagorical twists on unexceptional banalities.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Or an unexceptional finance guy who is nevertheless built like a famous Hemsworth brother.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
The Zapad exercises were unexceptional in and of themselves.
—Emily Ferris, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2017
The movie offers phantasmagorical twists on unexceptional banalities.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Or an unexceptional finance guy who is nevertheless built like a famous Hemsworth brother.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Unexceptional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexceptional. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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