How to Use uninspired in a Sentence

uninspired

adjective
  • Covid shined a light on how uninspired adults felt about work.
    — Janine Yass, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Plush socks Sure, at first glance, socks may seem like an uninspired gift choice.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Do your best not to chastise them for being uninspired.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Where no one is unseen, no one is unheard, and no one is uninspired.
    — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • In other hands, this could have read as boring or uninspired.
    — Nikki Ogunnaike, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
  • Problem is, that plain cup can start to feel a little…uninspired.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This is where digital gifts come in handy, but e-gift cards can seem so uninspired.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Both teams shot over 50% from the floor, thanks to some uninspired defense.
    — Dave Hogg, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The blue version is better, but still uninspired.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Stuck in your rut of sad desk lunches and uninspired weeknight dinners?
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 30 May 2017
  • If only the same could be said about the movie, which strands its star in a pretty uninspired time and place.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 July 2021
  • But Martin is little more than a cypher for an uninspired kind of white male rage.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That was more than enough against a Warriors group that appeared uninspired.
    — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Why does the contempt for cliché seem to inspire such uninspired critique?
    — Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • These Rangers have been maddening, uninspired, good at times — all over the map.
    — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The team played uninspired football against the Wildcats.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The animation is uninspired and the plot is by-the-numbers with no new twists or turns.
    — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
  • With talk of short rib and sweet potatoes on that menu, this isn’t the usual uninspired food people find on flights.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Doubling down on that logo and having it on both uniforms and the hat is rather uninspired.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to not matching the tone of the movie, these are uninspired choices.
    — James Grebey, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
  • One of the best ways to deal with feeling uninspired is getting out of your head and helping someone else.
    — Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 15 May 2021
  • Think back to the roles, tasks, or work environments that left you feeling tired or uninspired.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The All-Star break relieved them of an uninspired 4-7 stretch.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The online companies felt trapped in the past with uninspired bouquets.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
  • The kitchen staff is jaded and uninspired from the banquet grind of life as a wedding factory.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • Perhaps, Fields told me, this moment will inspire the uninspired.
    — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • There have been anime keyboard collabs before, but many of them look a little uninspired.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 18 June 2026
  • That being said, sticking to one color can feel uninspired, or even wash out your whole ensemble.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 19 June 2026

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