: 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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His opening montage and monologue was nearly 20 minutes long, his bits between categories played on boring stereotypes and cheap punchlines.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
If your work is routine, repetitive and boring, get ahead of this now — don’t wait for the pink slip.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Mann might have argued that there is not only a moral but also an artistic virtue in being outwardly boring and banal.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
More so, mines are too boring to compete for budget.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
If your work is routine, repetitive and boring, get ahead of this now — don’t wait for the pink slip.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Mann might have argued that there is not only a moral but also an artistic virtue in being outwardly boring and banal.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
More so, mines are too boring to compete for budget.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 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 18 Mar. 2026.
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