uneventful

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Recent Examples of uneventful After an uneventful first inning, Philadelphia opened the scoring with a four-single rally in the second inning. — Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 This was supposed to be a quiet, uneventful summer in Green Bay — where most starting jobs seemed settled a month ago. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Strait of Hormuz crossings remained uneventful over the past week as traffic remains subdued amid little progress in negotiations to reopen the vital oil conduit. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 Instead, there will be only a flash of white light, originating nowhere in particular, beaming out into the uneventful void. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneventful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
  • Despite its tranquil reputation, knitting is anything but boring.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On the North Side, a site is being prepped for the digging of an access tunnel 70 feet in diameter into which a giant boring machine will begin tunneling 15 miles under and along our three rivers.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The slow rate at which this is occurring indicates this cosmic vampirism will last for hundreds of thousands to billions of years.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The problem is that these systems are slow, expensive and don’t scale.
    — Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • But after a while, the lack of grounding gets tiring, as various supernatural shenanigans appear to be determined more by plot convenience than anything else.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The repetition can grow tiring, but that frustration is precisely the point.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Waves battered a century-old wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach peninsula and forced homeowners to evacuate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Gadis, 20, has just been brought home as the fourth wife of 50-year-old Abi.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Asha Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug If your patio is feeling sterile, layering in accents like an outdoor rug is the key to achieving a cozier vibe.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The sterile design didn’t have seats and encouraged people to order strictly via its mobile app.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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