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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
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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
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Anyway, the matchups are largely unexciting given most of the drivers have no history or rivalry together (Ryan Preece vs. Tyler Reddick?—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Ju-hyeong should know how unexciting a day in court can be.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Although Hendricks has been unspectacular this season, he’s done well to get through at least five innings while allowing three runs or fewer in most of his starts.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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His career major-league numbers heading into this year (5.02 ERA in 43 innings) were unspectacular and inconsistent.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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If their work is any indication, many comedians aren’t exactly known for having uneventful childhoods.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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Cignetti worked wonders last year with Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke, who played five uneventful years at Ohio before a breakout season in 2024 with the Hoosiers.—
Matt Hayes,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Back then, 600 million sterile flies were released each week, the NYT explains, and the fly was eliminated.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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This facility will have the capability to disperse sterile flies in Northern Mexico.—
Mandy Taheri
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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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
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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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Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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These issues rendered the festival experience exhausting and unrewarding, contrary to what was promised when tickets were purchased.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Unsensational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsensational. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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