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
  • This is not bland comfort food.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The bathroom is bland but roomy.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
  • The worst are bitter, stale or bland.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Gone are the days of cardboard bread and bland baked goods.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
  • Where summers are too cool, some fruits will have bland or tart fruit.
    — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Meati products start out as bland, doughy blobs that are soft enough to mold.
    — Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Has Cannes gone soft or have the movies become bland?
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • This one came off bland, with a sauce that bordered on soupy rather than creamy.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This can lead to bland or dull-tasting dishes.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Yet his bland style has not set the broader electorate alight.
    — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
  • This fatty bird was bland, rubbery and a bit on the dry side.
    — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
  • But her trio of bland looks should have landed her in the bottom.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But when done without texture, the trend can feel bland.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 20 June 2026
  • Most of the new frozen foods kill you with sodium and yet remain bland.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Sour creams that are made quickly and in large batches tend to be bland.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
  • Though the walls are a bit subdued, nothing about the space is bland.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • Eggplant, bless its heart, skews a little more on the bland side.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2021
  • This baking method will result in chip-like skin and dry and bland flesh.
    — Ali Slagle, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The lunch menu sushi hand rolls were bland and overpowered by the heavy sauce.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • Life without a little spice can be bland, and the same goes for our food.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Her phrasing was, for the most part, slurred, soothing and bland.
    — Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
  • One the other hand, it's long been perceived as, well, bland.
    — Lauren Hubbard, townandcountrymag.com, 17 May 2023
  • 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
  • For the guy who wants to look anything but bland, check out these gorgeous loafers.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The mayo dressing on the Maine roll isn’t too heavy, if just a bit bland.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • Much of that life clung to rock coated with a black, bumpy skin as bland as asphalt.
    — Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 12 Sep. 2019
  • 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

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