: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
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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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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 26 June 2024
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 26 June 2024
Salads get an unfair reputation of being boring or inadequate in sating hunger, but that doesn’t have to be true.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Few would have described DeChambeau’s golf as boring on Saturday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 June 2024
Technology Texting is a necessary part of many people's lives, but this form of digital communication doesn’t have to be boring!
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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 7 Jul. 2024.
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