: 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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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The vibes of Thursday morning's Hot Topics discussion weren't heated enough to ignite Goldberg's attention, as the 69-year-old EGOT-winning Ghost and Sister Act star's head met the table in protest over a boring cohost chat.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the McCullum and Stokes selection wagon prefers fast wheels rather than those boring job specs, such as age and experience.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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 26 Sep. 2025.
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