How to Use nondescript in a Sentence

nondescript

adjective
  • I work in one of the nondescript office buildings downtown.
  • Their performance was disappointingly nondescript.
  • The door of a nondescript van slid open and a head popped out.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Events play out in an open space, out back of the nondescript home.
    — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The score, a nondescript pop-synth mood (feat.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The man once wore a plaid suit three sizes too big, and used to live in nondescript workout gear.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The video shows Heyit in a gray sweater against a nondescript gray wall.
    — Yanan Wang, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2019
  • This work of art framed the room and made a tiny, nondescript space into a jewel box!
    — Elizabeth Pash, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Of course, no one who Slacked me about the nondescript lipstick knew this.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 27 June 2018
  • But through the nondescript doors is a lounge with booth, cocktail and bar seating.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But even nondescript coves take on grandeur in Finland.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The address is right, but there’s no sign on the nondescript stone building.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2017
  • Ahead, two nondescript bridges spanned the highway.
    — Karen Palmer september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • From the nondescript building, all three boys drove to Tyler’s home to drop him off.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • They were buried in boxes, very nondescript with their labels.
    — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The glass jar and black-and-white label are both fairly nondescript, but the scents spill the tea.
    — Mandy Shunnarah, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The truck that Stalks found to get started was a nondescript moving van.
    — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • What this team needs is not a nondescript furball in a Christmas-tree sweater.
    — Star Tribune, 29 May 2021
  • Adding to this sense of mystery is the moth’s tiny size and nondescript appearance.
    — Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Yet the Gateway’s small buildings were, for the most part, a rather nondescript lot.
    — Larry Millett, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The module was supposed to land at a nondescript site between two craters close to the lunar south pole.
    — The Economist, 7 Sep. 2019
  • White tile, natural wood, and bare walls often end up feeling flat and nondescript.
    — Lauren Jones, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The rules of this netherworld announce themselves, early on, via a nondescript wall sign.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Robert drove Jane to a nondescript clinic in the Valley.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The other part of the bar closest to the front door contains quarters and pennies in a nondescript way.
    — Jason Dill july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • The standard kit comes with a two-day supply of nondescript food squares, while the deluxe kit comes with a two-day supply of beef stroganoff.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
  • Perhaps the single most nondescript team in the game in 2021.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Signage is nonexistent, so walk through the lobby, then turn left down the nondescript hallway on the left.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Wales Bonner low-tops, and plan to don them with my coziest hoodie and nondescript puffer coat.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Putin didn’t like the fact that airplanes can be tracked, preferring the stealth of a nondescript train car, Karakulov said.
    — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023

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