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Recent Examples of unsensational
But its most striking characteristic, now that the media is completely oversaturated with violent murders and courtroom dramas, is that De Lestrade’s work is so straightforward and unsensational.
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Vogue, 8 June 2018
Robinson, whose credits include The L Word and True Blood, approaches the story in such a low-key, unsensational way that the trio's beyond-bohemian arrangement is barely eyebrow-raising.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2017
Vogue, 8 June 2018
Robinson, whose credits include The L Word and True Blood, approaches the story in such a low-key, unsensational way that the trio's beyond-bohemian arrangement is barely eyebrow-raising.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsensational
Adjective
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With a choir and orchestra arranged by Axel Stordahl, the strings swell to heart-leaping proportions, while Sinatra keeps things sedate and sanguine with an undramatic vocal, which drips with a warm camaraderie.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2024
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On one hand, this was an extremely unsurprising and undramatic Bachelor franchise finale.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The downside, of course, is that performance is pretty unexciting.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Trending up – Players under the age of 25 on NBA finals’ teams: Up 2 players from 2024 Small market doesn’t mean unexciting.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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So far this year, employers have added a solid but unspectacular 124,000 jobs a month, down from an average 168,000 last year.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Aside from enduring a rare trophy-less season—in which some of its dominant façade has eroded—Real is, quite bluntly, unspectacular.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Apart from a brief delay, her flight home was uneventful.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The second period was largely uneventful, but in the closing minutes, Reinhart struck again for the Panthers.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Some varieties are sterile and do not produce fruit.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Much of the factory was supposed to be as sterile as an operating room.—
Debbie Cenziper,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The world of streetwear, expensive sneakers and sweatshirts is an unimaginative and dreary place.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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These answers are admittedly unimaginative, as neither of these guys were linked to the Panthers.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But all the dark wood furniture and an uninteresting light fixture did little to make this an inviting space for dinner.—
Meghan Holloran,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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There is a belief in some circles that an acrobatic save is a result of a goalie not properly playing his position, and the best goalies make simple, uninteresting saves because they’re positioned properly to cut off the angle of a shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Some of the turnaround may be a result of the ways work has increasingly become uncertain and difficult for workers, let alone unrewarding and unfulfilling.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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But what has emerged is a repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Unsensational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsensational. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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