How to Use bland in a Sentence

bland

adjective
  • The vegetable soup was rather bland.
  • The diplomat's bland statement did nothing to calm the situation.
  • The telling is too bland, and the stakes don’t feel high enough.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The kernels on the corn on the cob were rubbery and bland.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The mayo dressing on the Maine roll isn’t too heavy, if just a bit bland.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • The roof of my mouth and the surface of my tongue stayed in-tact, but these are not bland.
    — Ben Boskovich, Esquire, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Compared to the others, this one is a bit bland and dry.
    — Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The fingers are a little bland, but that’s what the Cane’s sauce is for.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Even through a bland press release, James can shake up the NBA.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2018
  • Though the walls are a bit subdued, nothing about the space is bland.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • The tasty juices are soaked up by the rice to ensure there's not a single bland bite.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • His first glance was the frown of the man; the second was the bland and sickly smile of the demagogue.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • One thing is for sure: The region once known for bland bangers and mash is still on the up-and-up.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The lunch menu sushi hand rolls were bland and overpowered by the heavy sauce.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • The color options are rather bland, and the area where the backplate meets the bumper feels a tad sharp.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The tasty juices are soaked up by the rice to ensure there's not a single bland bite.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
  • This fatty bird was bland, rubbery and a bit on the dry side.
    — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
  • But it was served lukewarm, and even for Skyline, the broth was thin and bland.
    — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
  • In the mall the music was a cradle and all the mannikins in the windows wore clothes as bland as puree.
    — Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the new frozen foods kill you with sodium and yet remain bland.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Her phrasing was, for the most part, slurred, soothing and bland.
    — Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Sahithya Wintrich has one goal in the kitchen: To fight back against bland flavors.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
  • But her trio of bland looks should have landed her in the bottom.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
  • This bland bird badly needs a bath in one of the many sauces Popeyes offers.
    — Washington Post, 28 July 2021
  • The jalapeños were as rubbery and bland as the roasted chicken.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The sauce didn't have much flavor, and the meatballs tasted too bland.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The arena opened in 1968, along with a bland new office block known as Two Penn.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • One the other hand, it's long been perceived as, well, bland.
    — Lauren Hubbard, townandcountrymag.com, 17 May 2023
  • For anyone who feels healthful food is bland or boring, Santavicca encourages them to come and try their food.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Out-of-season tomatoes—notoriously pale, mealy, and bland—tend to be tomatoes in name only.
    — Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025

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