| 单词 | unexciting |
| 例句 | He puts the obituaries under a column he calls “Death Notices,” so of course they are written in a deadly dull and unexciting way, although I would never tell him that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The speech is so long and so unexciting that people in the audience begin shifting their feet and then lowering their heads and slipping away into the night, off to search for a real celebration. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It is static, predictable and unexciting, adjectives that would kill most programs but work in "PHC's" favor. The news from Puget Sound? Keillor and 'Companion' broadcast live from Seattle 2010-03-25T23:41:00Z And how largely unexciting the critics find them. What to say about ... reviews of the Turner prize 2010 shortlist 2010-10-05T16:59:00Z How many people are following your unexciting company on Twitter? Boring Brands Can Crush Social Media...And 5 Other Things You Can Learn From 3M 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z THURSDAY, MAY 24 Dressed in unexciting workout clothes, I exercised for the first time in maybe 18 months. | Irene Neuwirth: What I Wore - Irene Neuwirth, a Jewelry Designer 2012-05-31T18:51:04Z To describe him like this risks making him sound unexciting. Music Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Playing Haydn, Bartok, Debussy and Chopin 2012-02-16T23:01:45Z It is hard to imagine a more unexciting crime film, or a drama so determinedly unsubtle. "Crisis" boasts big names – Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, even Armie Hammer! – and fails them all 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z But as every journalist knows, it’s often normal beat reporting and apparently unexciting meetings that can generate the most important leads. Perspective | Is this strip-mining or journalism? ‘Sobs, gasps, expletives’ over latest Denver Post layoffs. 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The deals were unexciting, and Sweden defeated England by 29 international match points to 25, which converted to 16 victory points to 14. Bridge: England Wins the European Women’s Bridge Championship 2012-06-22T21:36:00Z With hesitation, he also acquired Camus’s first novel, “The Stranger,” which one reader at the company described as “pleasant, unexciting reading” that seemed “neither very important nor very memorable.” Review: ‘Looking for “The Stranger,”’ the Making of an Existential Masterpiece 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Biden, after all, is an unobjectionable White male — unexciting, perhaps, but thoroughly decent. Perspective | We still don’t know much about this election — except that the media and pollsters blew it again 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z She initially found herself making split pea soup over and over again, wincing each time at the muddy, unexciting flavor. Chef Abra Berens turns her attention to grains and legumes 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But now Em is in a relationship with an unexciting man named Rohit. Review: A Drowsy Night at ‘Grief Hotel’ 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Robert Langevin, the Philharmonic’s principal flutist, was a deft if unexciting soloist in the flute concerto. Colliding Concerts Deliver a Surfeit of Mozart 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z For those of us who've been watching the Oscars for a while, it felt like a journey into the past: pleasantly nostalgic, funny in places, but unexciting. Silent 'Artist' is golden at Oscars 2012-02-27T06:10:29Z Disappointingly, the two musicals with bona fide original scores — “Memphis” and “The Addams Family” — were the most stylistically retrograde and theatrically unexciting of the season’s crop. Tony Nominations Prove the Musical Has Lost Its Voice 2010-06-11T04:31:00Z He usually choreographs at least one new piece, often two, each season, and the critical drill is that at best these are competent, musically adventurous, generally unexciting ballets. City Ballet Arrived Early, With Revelations 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z His teacher had assigned him to write a 50-word essay about his mother, June, but after interviewing her he found that her life had been numbingly unexciting. CBS’s ‘Mom’ Handles Issues Beyond Kissing Boo-Boos 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z His background is the zenith of dependable dullness, he tells us – convincingly, because he does seem a well-adjusted, unexciting bloke. Stuart Goldsmith 2010-08-22T15:49:00Z What follows includes dodgy book-keeping, private jets loaded with high-grade narcotics, and a TBH quite unexciting fall from sobriety, grace and the interest of this TV reviewer. Scratch that: HBO’s Vinyl is a Jagger and Scorsese stinker 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Until recently, Battery Park City, a 92-acre neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan, was known as a calm yet unexciting place consisting mainly of residential condominiums and office towers. New Neighbors Revitalize Battery Park City 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Portland's the Decemberists give an earnest if unexciting account of the Bob Dylan anthem "When the Ship Comes In," redeemed by an ennobling instrumental bridge. New CDs: The Chieftains celebrate 50 years with 'Voice of Ages' 2012-02-18T00:31:13Z But it looks like a pretty unexciting choice. Oscars 2017: Jimmy Kimmel the safe choice for host but sparks unlikely to fly 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The Christmas tree’s growth amounts to little, and the cramped battle between mice and soldiers is remarkably unexciting. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? at BAM - Review 2011-12-15T23:14:49Z But the city’s arty crowd is flocking to Hapjeong, which until recently was merely an unexciting residential extension of Hongdae, the bustling commercial district surrounding the renowned arts school Hongik University. Where the Arty Flock in Seoul (Hint: It’s Not Gangnam) 2013-08-28T21:36:58Z In a pleasant if unexciting New Jersey suburb, the unconventional new drama teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt High School announces that the school play will be "Lysistrata." Meg Wolitzer's new novel is superbly written 2011-04-05T15:28:12Z It's a comical spark -- the wily wink and sly nudge -- that is all too infrequent in this workmanlike but unexciting production. Few sparks in 'On the Razzle' at Theatre West 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The most polished superpower on display in the defiantly unexciting “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” is the ability to say its title without spitting. ‘Secret Society of Second-Born Royals’ Review: A Princess With Powers 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Dressed in unexciting workout clothes, I exercised for the first time in maybe 18 months. | Irene Neuwirth: What I Wore - Irene Neuwirth, a Jewelry Designer 2012-06-02T03:28:01Z And year after year, many worthy but unexciting or past-their-prime shows find their way to a nomination simply on the basis of familiarity. These Are the Shows and Stars That Emmy Shouldn’t Ignore 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Walking through walls might be interesting, but getting around the game’s demons and ghostly barricades is easy and unexciting. Reviews — Murdered: Soul Suspect, Transistor, Among the Sleep 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z “There is simplicity and decency in this woman, who has always accepted the unadorned and unexciting realities of her ordinary life,” New York Times theater critic Howard Taubman wrote of Ms. Sherwood’s character. Madeleine Sherwood, actress in ‘The Crucible,’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,’ dies at 93 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The last seven boards were unexciting, District 23 gaining another 5 imps to win by 19. Bridge: Summer North American Championships Advance 2010-07-25T20:21:00Z The ideas that multiple, fully clothed teams at the two agencies produce may leave you wondering why it takes so many people to come up with relatively unexciting stuff. Television Review: ?The Pitch,? A New Reality Show on AMC 2012-04-06T23:32:51Z TV may be overrun, not by bad content, but by unexciting competence. The Great Streaming Space-Time Warp Is Coming 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The address is unremarkable and the street unexciting, but to slip past the nondescript front gate is to enter an alternative universe, a leafy enclave of secluded houses smack in the center of southwest London. T Magazine: The Unlikely Activist 2013-05-29T15:00:48Z It’s possible that when we put off certain tasks, it’s because we do not wish to identify with what those tasks might imply—a conventional, routine, and unexciting life. The surprising reason we procrastinate 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Summer Jam’s traditionally blatant hometown affirmative action also meant sets from Joe Budden, lately better known for his reality TV breakdowns than for his music, and the reliable if unexciting Fabolous. Critic’s Notebook: A Summer Jam, Proudly Local Yet Less Sure of Its Place 2013-06-03T16:20:54Z I find his vessels to be unexciting and often plain ugly, but that’s not to say an argument for a survey could not be persuasive. MOCA's Gaetano Pesce exhibition stumbles across a bright ethical line 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z In the 1940s, they take off from documentary realism to reach the heights of noir extravagance, before falling back into a gently unexciting worthiness. The Boulting brothers: holy fools 2013-07-26T13:00:19Z After watching this proficient but unexciting set, one is inclined to reply: "Ah, but is it?" Eddie Izzard – review 2013-05-08T16:52:16Z “Parvaneh”: An unexciting drama about a young Afghan immigrant in Switzerland dodging authorities and finding an unlikely ally in the form of a punky girl. Oscar shorts 2015: a look at animated, live-action nominees 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But when compared with some of his earlier “core” stories, such as the eerie “City of Brass,” the 1712 “Aladdin” comes across as lackluster and unexciting. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Strangely, none of the judges’ noses grew while assessing her routine deeming it solid, if unexciting. 'Dancing With the Stars': No Dirty Dancing During Disney Week 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z There’s little sense of how stunt people actually execute their seemingly impossible feats and without this sense of work, these scenes seem mundane, even unexciting. ‘Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story’ Review: A Woman’s Right to Fight 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The only surprise about “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny,” the thoroughly unexciting sequel that became available on Netflix on Friday, is that anyone thought it needed to be made. Review: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny,’ a Fight-Ridden Sequel 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Thompson looked down at his unexciting navy jersey. Boring festival brings unexpected intrigue 2012-11-25T19:53:11Z The Change-Up, from Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin and written by The Hangover scribes Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, is raucous and entertaining but unexciting. The Change-Up: Body-Swapping, Plus Fake Boobs and F-Bombs 2011-08-04T16:15:00Z It’s a shame, because this was a masterful performance, though I grow weary of defending fine concerts of unexciting pieces, however exciting they become in the right hands. Two exquisite, artistic concerts hosted at the Kennedy Center on Sunday 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Lately, I've found that a simple brown butter and sage sauce is a bit loose, thin and unexciting on its own. The butteriest, lemoniest, simplest weeknight pasta sauce 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z When a long-term relationships gets too close, the problem is that sex, which is the ultimate act of closeness, becomes in a way unnecessary and unexciting. Think more about sex! 2012-12-22T23:00:00Z It descends into a cauldron of iffy acting and unexciting plot convolutions: crude, extreme, absurd and unsatisfying. Trance – review 2013-03-28T15:30:02Z The story's serviceable, if unexciting, with themes of child-parent love and the importance of peaceful interactions. 'Mia and the Migoo' refreshing animated feature 2011-06-02T20:13:05Z Hercules leads these men to victory in some conventional but not unexciting battles. Brett Ratner’s ‘Hercules’ is actually entertaining in places The winners are an unexciting bunch; in most spheres of contemporary art they would be considered student artists because their work relies so heavily on earlier precedents. Art Review: ‘Go,’ a Group Show at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-01-02T23:18:05Z What ensued was a pleasant if unexciting program during which numbers from the nominated musicals were trotted out in dutiful fashion. Tony Awards 2018: ‘The Band’s Visit’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ rule the show 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z “The reality is, we have a job, and the job is just to try to find the truth,” she told me, adopting the deliberate tone of a professional sharing reasonable but otherwise unexciting information. She Took On Atlanta’s Gangs. Now She May Be Coming For Trump. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Biden was — and in many quarters still is — seen as too unexciting, too old and so on. Joe Biden's first two years: He could be a president on par with FDR and LBJ 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith, a retired federal employee, liked to say that he led a quiet, unexciting life. Daniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z And that is one reason the race for one state Supreme Court seat, the kind of down-ballot election that is often unexciting and uncontested, may be the most contentious on the ballot this fall. A little-watched Montana race has become a contentious abortion fight 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge All signs point to the Z Fold and Z Flip 4 being minor, unexciting updates over their predecessors. Samsung’s all alone at the foldable party 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z In the outside world, Howard said, some view graduation as an unexciting chore or formality. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z It meant that when asked what he planned for a second mandate, he had to stick to the unexciting option of continuity. Macron v Le Pen: Five years of change on show in presidential debate 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Or I’d make pasta with red sauce from a jar, which was functional but deeply unexciting. Perspective | If I could learn to cook for my partner during a pandemic, anyone can 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “Increased penalties seem the result of incidental handballs, manufactured contact, and tedious reviews. They result in unexciting goals.” The Joy in Embracing the Unknown 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z "Martine is the exact opposite of Caroline. She is homey, tame, unexciting and her adventures aren't adventures. They're just day-to-day events. I'm too old to care much about it now, but really!" Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Yet in many cases, those staid, boring, unexciting investments are like medicine; you don’t like the taste, but once you swallow and move on, you get over it and can start to feel better. Hate anything in your portfolio? You probably should 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z "Or you run a trail around a very small area, and it becomes unexciting for people. They aren't going to pay money to gallop around a couple of farmer's fields," he adds. Mark Hankinson: Top huntsman guilty of encouraging illegal fox hunting 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s unexciting but dependable, and it will certainly get the job done. Lenovo ThinkBook 13S review: business on a budget 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z It received more than 180 suggestions, from the obscure to the whimsical to the anodyne — “Main Street” was one unexciting contender. Opinion | John M. Langston left an enduring legacy. His name was the right choice to replace Lee Highway. 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Jo had set herself up in a safely unexciting career as an English teacher in Amsterdam. The Woman Who Made van Gogh 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The biggest drawbacks include unexciting engines and less cargo capacity than some rivals. Edmunds: The most affordable new SUVs for 2021 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Similarly, piloting giant container ships through Egypt's relatively narrow Suez Canal is an unexciting daily occurrence, even for ultra-large ships like the Ever Given that are too big to fit through the Panama Canal. The Ever Given and the physics of big ships clogged the Suez Canal 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z Believing women naturally don't like sex as much as men or are too touched out to enjoy it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy—especially when these beliefs get reinforced by distracted, unexciting sex. Why so many moms can't have great sex 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z But, in the end, the biggest cause of celebration from a well-contested but unexciting game was Coventry earning a first home clean sheet this season. Coventry & Birmingham share goalless draw 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z On the other hand, unexciting color performance and seemingly lower-than-spec brightness undercut it solely for that use. The best computer monitors for under $200 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z If his speech flops, however, it will surely be included in yet more Trump campaign ads depicting a slow and unexciting Biden as a mere puppet for the party's progressives. What to watch for on Thursday, the final night of the DNC: Biden's big moment 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z For all the drama surrounding the events of Friday night, Trump’s physical safety was secured in a comparatively unexciting way: in a secure room under the East Wing of the White House. What is known about the White House’s secret tunnels, bunker 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z The Sonata is a solid, if unexciting long-distance companion that you won’t mind spending time in, but has one more feature to make you think that you’re not. Test drive: The 2020 Hyundai Sonata is a long distance car in more ways than one 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z A top White House aide called the trial “unwatchable,” Trump’s campaign manager compared the proceedings to watching paint dry, and several Republican senators entertained distractions while downplaying the three-day prosecution as repetitive and unexciting. Republicans decry impeachment as ‘boring’ in an attempt to swiftly dismiss charges against Trump 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Needless to say, if this is how DJ and Paulina celebrate 31—arguably the most unexciting of all birthdays—we can't wait to see how they ring in Christmas. Paulina Gretzky celebrates 31 in St. Barth's with Dustin Johnson and the usual suspects - Golf Digest 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Gin: the very word was plain and unexciting. The Intoxicating History of Gin 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z But let’s say your employer is a nonprofit doing necessary but unexciting work that most of your peers find mind-numbing, so they bail as soon as they get the chance. Perspective | No one seems to stay long at this company. Should I be moving on, too? 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z He added: "Do I want to watch it? Do I want to watch these people? That's a very unexciting group of people." US Democrats to clash in high stakes TV debate 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z He added: "Do I want to watch it? Do I want to watch these people? That’s a very unexciting group of people." Trump campaign, RNC fire up war room ahead of Democratic debates 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z In the end, she marries a good if unexciting man and becomes a housewife and mother in suburban New York City. Herman Wouk, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of 'Winds of War' and 'The Caine Mutiny,' dies at 103 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z This year’s draft class of quarterbacks is, by comparison, ordinary and unexciting. After Kyler Murray, this year’s quarterback draft class offers lots of uncertainty 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The experience, on the whole, will be pleasant, if unexciting. Review: NoMad plants its flag in downtown Los Angeles 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Instead of tax returns, the court battle this time will be won or lost in the decidedly unexciting trenches of trademark and forfeiture law. Could a notorious biker club's survival hinge on a trademark? The feds are betting on it 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z In the end, I thought the Surf Ranch Pro was pretty unexciting. Kelly Slater’s Shock Wave 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z But when the media sages said the president should tout the booming economy, he countered that the subject was unexciting when people were doing well and focused on the more emotional subject of illegal immigration. Election cast as referendum on Trump as Democrats win House 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z As unexciting as that might seem, it is a subject that will shape the agency for decades to come. The VA shadow rulers’ signature program is “Trending Towards Red” 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Second, Jobs was often criticized precisely for offering unexciting, incremental improvements. Perspective | Five myths about Apple 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The new Pixels look every bit as unexciting and quotidian as their predecessors. Google’s Pixel 3 won’t surprise you, but it might delight you 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The Galaxy Note 9 is most probably going to be a good but unexciting reiteration of Samsung’s existing strengths, with a flash of Fortnite flair thrown in. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is shaping up to be the anti-Note 7 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z “As unexciting as it sounds, I highly recommend making sure that all the standard maintenance is done on the house,” she said. Remodeling as an investment: Getting the most for your money 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The nice thing about the Ford presidency was that it was generally unexciting, at times even pleasantly boring. Review | When a president exhibited empathy, honesty, humility and politeness 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z They are standard, unexciting and very useful now. The Next New Thing in Finance — Bonds Linked Directly to the Economy 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The years-old conundrum of whether or not to focus on international investment banking or build a steady if unexciting German retail business remains. Deutsche Bank's kingmaker loses his touch 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z If you are exasperated with phone boredom, don’t worry: one day it will be replaced by something new, and equally unexciting. Teenage flicks: how 'phone boredom' became Gen Z's answer to passing the time 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Maybe Americans found this oasis of order and progress unexciting compared with its more turbulent Central American neighbors. Opinion | Costa Rica shows an admirable resistance to demagoguery 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z It's been a rapid journey from being a staid and unexciting mutual in Edinburgh. Insurance business sold for over £3bn 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z At least a quarter of the seats were empty for the first heat of the men’s 1,500, the longest individual event with a uniquely unexciting start. South Korea Goes Wild for Short-Track Speedskating (and Its First Gold) 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Just look at Google’s noble-minded but pretty unexciting Google Arts & Culture app — overlooked by most until it launched a feature last week that let users match their selfies to faces in famous artworks. Google’s Arts & Culture app is now top of the download charts thanks to its selfie-matching skills 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z A similar formula to the one that brought Fernando Santos’s team such success in Euro 2016: effective, rather than aesthetically pleasing; technically accomplished, if a little unexciting; and with one rather eye-catching superstar. 2018 World Cup: 32 Teams, 1 Goal 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Sounds like a rather dry and unexciting study, perhaps, unless you’re a media outlet that likes to use these opportunities to create more old-fashioned hokum about gender. Men better at Scrabble than women? I know a four-letter word for that | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Gillespie’s decision to hire Morgan drew praise from Mark Lloyd, director of Trump’s Virginia campaign, who in the past has criticized Gillespie as an unexciting candidate. Gillespie hires Trump operative who believes country is on verge of civil war and effort to take down Confederate monuments is a communist plot 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Dull, Bland and Boring might sound like a bad TripAdvisor review, but a Scottish village and its Australian and American counterparts are turning the unexciting names to their advantage. Dull and Bland celebration is far from Boring - BBC News 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z It was, like every new innovation in the Internet age, novel and unexciting. Perspective | R.I.P. Gchat: You let us pretend we were working — and that we were really connecting. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But without the ability to discern red, the zebra spider perhaps perceived that spot as a dimmer, boring shade of unexciting green, Morehouse says. We've Learned Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon, Thanks to Twitter 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z "Timpson couldn't be a more unglamorous or unexciting business to be in, yet they manage to be dynamic and innovative," says Mr Hyman. Happy hiring: The firm that recruits Mr Men characters - BBC News 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z The storytelling is unexciting, yet strong and tight, like a good set of tires in a turn. Super Bowl ads, the best and worst 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z This means there are too many open slots for what are billed as “special” games but often wind up featuring two unexciting teams mired at the bottom of the standings. Do baseball's resurgent ratings augur a play for the NFL's TV throne? Not so fast 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The first game of the MLS playoff quadruple-header on Sunday featured the other Western Conference semifinal, an unexciting slog of a game that only served to underscore just how wide open this postseason field is. First impressions: Sounders advance; Jordan Morris injured 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z A high-school English and drama teacher and guidance counselor, Faye begins by describing her rewarding work with teenagers and her resignation to a longtime, unexciting and childless marriage with a husband she loves. Review: Judith Light is haunting in Neil LaBute play 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z A careful, meticulous, unexciting performance, of the kind she has delivered in many debates before, should suffice to make her look wiser, safer and more serious than the tabloid character across the stage from her. The cold, boring truth: Hillary Clinton will win 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z This column agrees with the widespread consensus that Kaine is a solid if unexciting pick who reinforces Mrs. Clinton’s portrayal of herself as the safe choice as against the man she once tagged “Dangerous Donald.” Philadelphia Feels the Bern 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Norris supplied five innings of four-run baseball in a credible but unexciting outing. Chris Taylor puts on big hitting display in Dodgers' 13-7 win 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z He checks more boxes: He’s from a swing state, helps with Clinton’s gender gap and reinforces her image as a moderate — albeit, unexciting — public servant. Clinton’s possible VP picks: Only one is ready for prime time 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z There are the sighs that Clinton is the wrong woman, the unexciting woman, the compromising woman. For perspective on Clinton, step back 32 years to Geraldine Ferraro 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z There are the sighs that Mrs. Clinton is the wrong woman, the unexciting woman, the compromising woman. To Understand Clinton’s Moment, Consider That It Came 32 Years After Ferraro’s 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z A whole poussin bore the deliciously smoky flavor of the wood fire on which it was grilled, but the accompanying faro, lacking the flavorful juices that accented it on the vegetable plate, was unexciting. Review: Tillie’s Brings Farm to Table in Short Hills 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z In the run-up to that summer’s nominating convention, Mondale’s candidacy was seen by some as unexciting and stale. How a Major Party First Nominated a Woman for Vice President 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z By the end of the day, Nicklaus was tying for the lead at level par for the tournament with Tommy Jacobs, who had shot an impressive but unexciting 70. The Forgotten Story of … the 1966 Masters | Scott Murray 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Another woman asked Clinton why she is perceived as controlled or unexciting. Young voter asks Clinton about Benghazi 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z "However unexciting and old fashioned it may seem it's the products that matter. The delivery system is a support act. "There's no uniqueness there. Why does Sainsbury's want to buy Argos? - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Most of the rest were solid, unexciting middle-aged guys with head coaching backgrounds but who nonetheless had some kind of blemish as N.F.L. leaders. Ben McAdoo Is Replacing, Not Replicating, His Boss With the Giants 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Related: Lewis Hamilton wins third F1 world title with victory at US Grand Prix Formula One In a generally unexciting season the few gems sparkled in the gloom. Guardian writers on their favourite sporting moments of 2015 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z It takes incredible discipline to start with the unexciting, but when you complete the task, you avoid using psychic energy towards fretting about what you're avoiding. Top business tips for 2016 - BBC News 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tennessee Titans by the astoundingly unexciting score of 10-7. The Dallas Cowboys should punish Greg Hardy, but of course they won't 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z It is a mutiny of the doves, couched in as unexciting terms as possible. Is there a rebellion at the Federal Reserve? 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Those were fine and also unexciting — smartphones changed everything and yet, man, are they boring. Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Welcoming Our New Media Overlords 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s growing at a steady if unexciting 2.2 percent annual rate. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z It's growing at a steady if unexciting 2.2 percent annual rate. Here's what the Federal Reserve wants to see before raising interest rates from record lows 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Pratchett’s deflationary jokes, like his Plato parody, are often funny in isolation, but taken together, they result in a determinedly unambitious, unexciting style. I've read Pratchett now: it's more entertainment than art 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Like Orton a year ago, he would very likely be competent, if unexciting. Bills Won’t Tip Hand on Three-Way Quarterback Race 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z He made it to center stage at the first debate, right alongside Trump, but his performance was unexciting. Can Jeb Bush ever escape his brother’s shadow? 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It was so unexciting that most Americans were completely unaware of that. Smart Grids And Fracking: How Sweet To Do Nothing 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z I went across the mall to Old Navy, and found a basic, and relatively unexciting, bikini. Why I waited until I was 24 to buy my first bikini | Sarah Galo 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Assuming you’re still with me, let me reveal the Sketch Guy’s very unexciting, four-step plan to the financial life of your dreams: Secure Your Future With Money You Didn’t Even Know You Were Spending 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z I think that’s an unusually cynical reading of what is a perhaps unexciting but undoubtedly personally meaningful selection of songs. Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day three – live! 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z This is a tiny price to pay for bringing some excitement to a very unexciting regular season. NHL Loser Point Needs To Go, But 3-2-1-0 And Tie Systems Have Issues Too 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z “I think it’s gotten, from the fan’s point of view, I guess somewhat unexciting,’’ Johnson said. Why NFL’s doing more than kick around major changes on PATs 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Her unexciting news conference did nothing to change anything. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z For someone derided by the smart guys as dull and unexciting, the governor of Wisconsin is suddenly the flash and splash of midwinter. WESLEY PRUDEN: Scott Walker and a midwinter breakout 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z I think that’s an unusually cynical reading of what is a perhaps unexciting but undoubtedly personally meaningful selection of songs. Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day three – live! 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The changes were announced after the company's "Dress Normal" campaign failed to resonate with consumers last fall and analysts panned the company's designs as unexciting. Gap cuts design chief job as sales slowdown continues 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z My aunt Enid graduated in nuclear physics in the mid-1950s but found career prospects unexciting. An Alternative Route To Success 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z It also means that design-wise the case is an unexciting single piece of moulded plastic that accommodates the electronics and the screen. Linx 8 Review: An Ultra-Low Budget Windows 8 Tablet Undercutting The iPad 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Sales for the new iPad Air 2 mirror the launch event itself: tepid, restrained, unexciting. The Best-and Worst-Case Scenarios for 5 Hot Holiday Products 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z You’re telling me that Anthony Brown, an uncontroversial if unexciting candidate, couldn’t win the governor’s race in Maryland, usually a Democratic fortress? Where the Democrats went wrong Visitors used to be treated shoddily, queuing in the snow and rain for unexciting tours. Flags over the Capitol 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z As for the establishment front-runners, they are safe but unexciting. The 2016 contenders’ weaknesses It went on after my unexciting start to become a must-have for the absolute cream of British journalism. Stern fellows remember Ben Bradlee: 'Like everyone else, I was in awe of him' 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z At Aspire, mentors believe that the most important thing that novice teachers need to master is the seemingly unexciting — but actually quite complex — task of managing a classroom full of children. As Apprentices in Classroom, Teachers Learn What Works 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Researchers are dull, boring, analytical and unexciting in the eyes of news. Renewable Deserves a Seat at the Table... global warming be damned. 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Anyway, enough about the incredibly exciting weekend set for September 19th; let’s get back to the incredibly unexciting first weekend-of-September box office. Box Office: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Tops Weekend, Surpasses 'Man Of Steel' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Anyway, enough about the incredibly exciting weekend set for September 19th; let’s get back to the incredibly unexciting Friday the 5th of September box office. Friday Box Office: 'Guardians' Tops, 'Identical' Flops 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z There’s still a lot of unexciting work to do on top of whatever drama awaits in the tougher states. Gay rights: If we are indeed at a tipping point, we are precariously balanced atop it. 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z While this is perhaps the most statistically sound approach on this list, it’s also relatively unexciting. 5 Different Ways to Calculate The States With The Most Expensive Colleges (From Misleading To Helpful) 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps more important, Ballmer’s approach didn’t do much to address Microsoft’s broader image problem, which is that people find it unexciting. Microsoft’s Silicon Valley Envy 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z He needs an unexciting but competent administrator to run the Foreign Office in the meantime. The road to 2017 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It was always going to be tough to make a compelling case for an unexciting status quo. How did it come to this? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The other way to do things is less adventurous, it’s to rather meekly accept that fate of being a boring and unexciting producer of that last technology. Hewlett Packard Faces The Classic Dilemma, How Do You Thrive In A Declining Market? 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The mediocre results followed an unexciting night at Christie’s on Tuesday. Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell 2014-05-08T03:53:27Z Suddenly one of the most unexciting companies in the world, a place populated by eggheads who begin their workdays in the middle of the night, was embroiled in public scandal. Pimco's Bill Gross Picks Up the Pieces 2014-04-10T09:57:47Z This, like many clichés, so lame and unexciting on the surface, actually expresses a great and terrible truth. 9 Great Things to Read in (Roughly) 9 Minutes 2014-03-19T17:41:15Z This is an unexciting word for what everyone agrees is one of the most pressing issues of our time. A Sliding Doors moment for the NHS? 2014-03-05T01:17:15Z "Some investors may think that single-digit percentage growth is unexciting, which is why the sector is only trading at about par to book," said Grace Wu, a Daiwa Securities analyst in Hong Kong. China's 'Big Four' banks beat second-quarter estimates but concerns linger 2013-08-29T13:21:45Z Ten times earnings is a good working multiplier for unexciting properties. Where Are The $800-A-Share Bulls On Apple Now? 2013-04-24T18:48:42Z Google's core search advertising business remains solid but unexciting, Rohan said. Google Internet business solid despite Motorola losses 2013-04-19T00:28:58Z "There was a time, not too long ago, when central banking was considered to be a rather boring and unexciting occupation," European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said this week. Insight: Central bankers cast as superheroes with no script 2013-04-18T06:56:58Z It’s not the combat is terrible, it’s that it’s just serviceable — unexciting in every way. Bioshock: Infinite Review -- Glorious Spectacle 2013-04-10T17:24:53Z The work may be unexciting, but it does indeed pay well. After Cyprus, how many more crises can the euro survive? 2013-03-29T18:51:56Z The tactic also explains why drab males persist in guppy populations: By choosing to woo females surrounded by unexciting suitors, even a homely guppy scores every once in a while. ScienceShot: Drab Guppies Find a Way to Score 2013-02-13T00:01:00Z Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian I see a lot of photos that are technically OK – correctly exposed, in focus and so on – but unexciting. Sport photography: Tom Jenkins 2012-11-16T23:39:01Z For a snapshot of what actually shapes the global order, look no further than India, that other “exceptional” democracy, and its past week of rather unsurprising, unexciting geo-politicking. Far From U.S. Politics, New World Order Takes Shape 2012-09-07T18:05:32Z England captain Alastair Cook: 'His CV, rather like his batting, is unexciting.' Pass notes No 3,238: Alastair Cook 2012-08-29T19:00:26Z If the dividends those funds pay look unexciting, just wait seven years. Finding the Next Dividend-Paying Stars 2012-08-17T23:05:14Z A look at Zynga’s recent mobile offerings shows a spate of competently made, completely unexciting titles – games like Zombie Swipeout, Slots and Matching With Friends. The One Reason Zynga is Struggling 2012-08-06T20:08:35Z The driving experience is undemanding, unexciting, unmemorable; not unpleasant, though. On the road: Peugeot Bipper Tepee Outdoor HDi 75 ? review 2012-05-18T21:59:02Z They all fall into the unexciting category of the family/commuter car. There's A Lot Riding on These Wheels: Can Three Cars Aid the Auto Revival? 2012-05-03T12:35:40Z His CV, rather like his batting, is unexciting. Pass notes No 3,238: Alastair Cook 2012-08-29T19:00:26Z A year after the Principles of Geology appeared, there crept unnoticed into the world a treatise, by one Patrick Matthew, on Naval Timber and Arboriculture, under which unexciting title Darwin’s theory was anticipated. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z To wander across the level lawns, or through the woods by well-kept paths, was an exercise altogether too tame and unexciting. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z White bean and kale soup sang with flavor; a salad of baby greens with pecorino dressing was fine but unexciting. | Miller Place: A Review of Orto, an Italian Restaurant, in Miller Place 2012-03-23T22:55:58Z The women, slaves, and old men sowed some seeds and gathered small harvests, but the warrior class held itself above such humble and unexciting employment. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Exports are slowing and bank lending in China is unexciting. Asian Stocks Swing Between Gain, Loss as Alibaba Soars on Buyout 2012-02-22T06:27:11Z In the first place, the bulk of our percipients experience their hallucinations at ordinary unexciting moments; traversing their more anxious crises without any such phenomenon. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z In other words, Romney, who began the primary by looking toward the general, has an unexciting tax plan that, insofar as it does anything, cuts a few taxes for the middle class. Wonkbook: The GOP's two conversations over taxes 2011-12-13T13:02:39Z "Stone tools are often unexciting things," he says, "like Paleolithic screwdrivers and hammers." Ancient Tools Point to Early Human Migration Into Arabia 2011-11-30T22:46:14Z That was unexciting enough, but in the middle of the floor was something that made her start when she saw what it was. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The most conservative non-Staten Island district in New York City supported a rich "outsider" candidate over a sloppy and unexciting Democratic politician. Predicting the spin after the NY-9 election 2011-09-13T12:30:00Z He had been curious about her all along, and he artfully questioned her about Westwood, gradually drawing from her the rather unexciting details of her life. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z The two first letters were short and obviously unexciting; the third contained several inclosures at which Mildred stared with puzzled eyes. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z And when the race hit the Pyrenees in the second week, it was, well, unexciting. Australian Wins Tour de France 2011-07-24T19:22:09Z But the warning had no meaning for Molly, whose experience in coasting was of a very mild and unexciting character. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Everything may look very calm and unexciting on TV, but let me tell you, my heart raced every time a mission was going on and I was in the control center. The 10 Most Dangerous Moments in Space Shuttle and Station History 2011-07-07T12:45:06.243Z Margins squeezed, costs rising rapidly, brands dumbed down and stock prices unexciting. How Telcos Can Contend With Cloud-Based Computing 2011-07-01T21:07:55Z The return trip was unexciting, and they reached Portsmouth in good spirits just in season to get the Ferry for Kittery. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z For IT companies, “organic growth in Europe is looking extremely unexciting,” said Jonathan Crozier, an analyst at WestLB in London. Cap Gemini to Look to Mexico, Turkey Urbanization for Profit 2011-05-18T15:26:15Z Plod plod plod step by step year by year, unexciting but who needs excitement. Mardell's America 2011-05-10T17:39:24Z But it's also a reflection of the fact that the man is incredibly unexciting. Conservatives plea: Let's all support Pawlenty now 2011-05-10T18:45:00Z Why did he persevere for so long in a role that - to someone like Shepard - must have seemed quite unexciting? Prizes for second place? 2011-05-05T09:33:15Z “The figures show pretty slow unexciting growth, but growth nonetheless,” said Philip Rush, an economist at Nomura International Plc in London. U.K. Retail Sales Unexpectedly Increased in March on Food 2011-04-21T08:48:08Z I believe I comprehend you," said Lord Castlereagh, laughing; "you are covertly sneering at the easy and unexciting quietude of our London habits. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z There are plenty of positions already held by women who are doing inconspicuous and unexciting work, yet, nevertheless, most useful to the Commonwealth. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z That is the life for him; a nice, quiet, wholesome, unexciting life of home comforts. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z Singapore’s two casinos opened last year after a four- decade ban was lifted to help boost tourism revenue and shed what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called an “unexciting image.” Sands Asks for More Land in Singapore as It Runs Out of Room 2011-02-17T05:35:02Z As for the game itself, it was oddly unexciting, even though close. Obama and Bill O'Reilly 2011-02-07T11:52:11Z You know that in comparatively uneventful, unexciting circumstances he could go back four years in a night. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Blatter suggested in October fear of losing in the opening round of the World Cup made for too many unexciting games in the first fortnight of the tournament. FIFA ponders later start for next World Cup in Brazil 2010-12-09T15:03:00Z We retain our hold stance due to the lack of visibility going forward and unexciting valuation. FTSE 100 on the back foot as investors shy away from risk 2010-08-24T08:30:00Z These results were relatively unexciting and we see more momentum in Lloyds and within investment banks UBS. Barclays: what the analysts say 2010-08-05T12:20:00Z Something neat and manageable, at least, giving occasional pleasure, but mainly functional and unexciting. The Fiver 2010-06-28T10:40:00Z For he himself had said that his chances of stability lay in an even and unexciting tenor of life. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Many Japanese manufacturers are also cheap because investors view them as unexciting cyclical businesses. A Fund Manager Exploits Europe's Turmoil 2010-06-17T21:00:00Z And it handles like a solid but unexciting family sedan. 2007-10-12T17:37:00Z The War was only in its first childhood and patrol work was still amusing, having not yet become a monotonous and unexciting business. H.M.S. —— Those he had seen he had found very unexciting; but this girl was different. Capricious Caroline There is too much detail of an unexciting quality, e.g., p. Springtime and Other Essays The ship began to glow a dull, unexciting dun color. Earth Alert! Cairns was still in a state of beatitude which made him an unexciting companion; satisfied in his egoism, it never came into his mind that Victoria could tire of her life. A Bed of Roses To come down to an unexciting level, I know what the apparition in my own mind would be—that picture in the Uffizi Gallery at Florence: Botticelli's "Birth of Venus." Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The trees at length became more scarce and stunted, and after two hours of this unexciting work they disappeared altogether; Pierre Pointue was reached, and the first stage of our journey was thus accomplished. An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc I made my life one of commonplace events and unexciting adventures, in which poverty occupied the prominent place. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The towering spirit of Goethe, with Hiawatha and Crassus, was now added to the sedate and unexciting study of Benjamin Franklin. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The perils were unexciting, the rewards prosaic and commonplace. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance While it might be unexciting, it did seem downright peaceful. The World That Couldn't Be The play was slow, and for ordinary people unexciting, though you can guess it did not send me to sleep. The Recipe for Diamonds It was a very quiet unexciting road, rather dusty, with here and there a break through the fields. A Country Gentleman and his Family In a mild and unexciting fashion, that is what the critic has to do—to dig about till he makes a lodgment in his author, hang on to it, and then begin to build. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 "Which jogs my memory for an unexciting detail." The Million-Dollar Suitcase He did not think these thoughts clearly as he crossed the outer room into the inner under the direction of Miss Foster's unexciting colleague, but they existed vaguely and furtively in his mind. A Great Man A Frolic They were barren virtues, too unexciting and uninteresting to make any appeal. The Twins of Suffering Creek People become accommodated to their rather quiet and unexciting surroundings. Rural Life and the Rural School “All | unexciting books | are | books that make one drowsy”. Symbolic Logic What is familiar and commonplace or what for any other reason is unexciting or insipid fails to stir us to re-enact it. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The last stage of our journey—an affair of some six hours—was unexciting. A Padre in France This is a really marvellous thing and intensely interesting, though, as is almost always the case with the author, strangely unexciting. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Meanwhile, Mr. Shubrick sat and talked, keeping up a gentle run of unexciting thoughts, and apparently as much at home in the kitchen of Brierley Cottage as if he had lived there always. The End of a Coil The Proposition may be written “All | unexciting books | are | books that make one drowsy”. Symbolic Logic It seems I do not belong to the favored class, which, to be cured, is stuffed with pleasant things to eat; my symptoms demand a simple, unexciting bill of fare. Ladies-In-Waiting There is no need to follow in detail the somewhat unexciting tale of Falmouth's growth. The Cornwall Coast She desires me to see to it that ennui does not creep upon you during your vacation in this unexciting place. A Red Wallflower He made himself very useful in the House, and did so in a quiet, business-like, unexciting manner, very pleasant to the leading politician of the Treasury bench. The Bertrams Noel read aloud most of the evening an agreeable, unexciting book, and Christine thanked him from her heart that he did not ask, as usual, for music. A Beautiful Alien It was, as he had said, her points of view which gave interest to the facts that unexciting people had died, married, or been born. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim It need not be well constructed or thrilling; it may be filled with the most unexciting and trivial incidents, but so long as it carries the mind along at all, it will interest a child. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The Assistant Commissioner at Regina was unfolding to Inspector Barker's immediate superior, the Superintendent at Lethbridge, an unexciting tale of crime. The Return of Blue Pete Otherwise, life at Port Jefferson appears to have been as it is now, unexciting and peaceful. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Commonplace selections, not calculated to stir the feelings, are of this character, as are simple narratives where the incidents are unexciting. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide The five-talent man gets distinction, and the one-talent man gets rebuke, but the two-talent man, the man with ordinary gifts and ordinary returns from them, seems to be an unexciting character. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion The duty which lies upon us, to recount the most piquant and stirring of the incidents in their journeying, necessitates the omission of much that is deeply interesting, though unexciting and peaceful. Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin The summer glided away in a peaceful round of most unexciting events. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century She recognised Major Kent as "a dear old boy," but he was quite unexciting. General John Regan And when he returned to relieve the guard, it was with a most composed and unexciting manner. The Gold of Chickaree Most of the above I elicited from Marlow, for all I knew of Carleon Anthony was his unexciting but fascinating verse. Chance A Tale in Two Parts On the table the Geographical Magazine invites to unexciting wonder at the way other people dress. The Perfect Gentleman They will not do nothing, but if they have not wholesome, and proper, and unexciting occupations, they will spend their time on sensational novels and things much more injurious to health. The Education of American Girls Charles, who for ten years had had active but unexciting work outside the theatre of war, now came more to the front. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Once Captain Taylor had been a scientist, but that was long ago, before wars had made biology very unexciting. The Whispering Spheres Our outward trip was unexciting, but on the first return trip, we met one of the dangerous monsoons, and the ship was wrecked. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island Again all was silent and unexciting on board of the Gull. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Again all was silent and unexciting on board the Gull; but, not many minutes later, the watch once more shouted down the skylight— “Tug’s in sight, sir.” The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Once again all became silent and unexciting on board the Gull, and I went shivering below with exalted notions of the courage, endurance, and businesslike vigour of our coast heroes. Battles with the Sea One month of routine—unpicturesque, unexciting efficiency—will accomplish more than a scandal or catastrophe. Civics and Health The new avenues towards joy which had been revealed to him appeared now to be quite unexciting paths; he took them for granted. Clayhanger Up to this very moment—and not an unexciting moment it was—Ruth Fielding had never been so far away from Clair in this direction. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier Never have they had one real talk, never stood the test of a quarrel, never passed unexciting days with one another. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards Outside of these relaxations their existence is stagnant and unexciting. Here are Ladies It sounds unexciting when written, but there I was, astride my house, up among the vents and exhausts of my former cloistered life, my head outspinning the weathercock. Journeys to Bagdad To those whose lives are limited to the unexciting sport of buying golf-balls, which have endless names but no variety, I will explain that the trout do not eat the flies, but merely attempt to. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains The getting in this harvest is 'as business-like and unexciting as weeding onions, or digging potatoes. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 Some of us because the 'best that is in us' is far, far too decently unexciting for daily diet. Then I'll Come Back to You In contrast with this, the dwelling, the bunk-house, the cooking shack, and the other frame sheds, all of the neutral gray that unpainted wood becomes when exposed to the weather, seemed very unexciting indeed. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters While these events were taking place, and the children in their various ways were preparing check-mate for Aunt Maria Cameron, that good lady was having a by no means unexciting experience of her own. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl In this cottage lived a girl named Mattie Moore,—a common, unlovely, unexciting girl, with whom Romance could not apparently be intimately concerned. Prudence of the Parsonage It did not strike her as unusual or interesting, or as anything, in fact, but the most common-place and unexciting proceeding, that she should do the honours of the church to this middle-aged stranger. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance And yet life at the Château, after the first two weeks, was anything but dull and unexciting. The Courage of Marge O'Doone The trap was set in the long grass on the edge of the meadow near the woods; Allison was performing the unexciting task of pulling the string and releasing the skimming disks. The Jester of St. Timothy's But the Russian character seems less adapted to steady work of an unexciting nature than to heroic efforts on great occasions; it has immense passive endurance, but not much active tenacity. The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism There is, however, in all schoolroom work a large mass of material that must be dull and unexciting, and to which it is impossible in any continuous way to contribute an interest associatively derived. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals Next to the personal power of the teacher to influence children in learning lessons comes an essential condition to make it possible, and that is a simple life with quiet regular hours and unexciting pleasures. The Education of Catholic Girls He would continue in the unexciting express business for a while, until he had amassed enough to buy the ball-team. Bunker Bean To prove this she sketched a rapid and entirely unexciting summary of the six unopened letters she held. Ma Pettengill His spiritualistic faith was a reality to him, as unexciting as Christianity to the normal Christian; he entertained no manner of doubt as to its truth. The Necromancers Was it at all likely that such a man would drop dead during a quiet and unexciting stroll across country? Love Romances of the Aristocracy It will be mere business, dull, unexciting, with unending watchfulness, and advisory technical help and advice. Westways It resulted in his being told that he could play freely with his dime one whole afternoon before the unexciting process of saving it began. Bunker Bean It was different in the unexciting days of the old Museion; it would be different now if he could afford to run a paper of his own dedicated to the service of the Absolute. The Divine Fire They were there just six days and had a very happy if unexciting time. The Adventure Club Afloat Moreover, I observe that America looks, to those who come hither, as unromantic and unexciting as the Dutch canals. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I The family circumstances were easy, and the family friendliness unlimited,--conditions determining, perhaps, the cheerful tone, the unexciting course, the sly fun and good-fellowship of her stories. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 The action moves on a narrow stage set with the austere simplicity of the Elizabethans; the personages are extremely commonplace, the incidents in the main small and unexciting. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities It is obvious that, with such scanty and unexciting materials, no biographer can say very much about what Sir Thomas Browne did; it is quite easy, however, to expatiate about what he wrote. Books and Characters French and English Races and languages and religions were intermingled throughout central Europe, and the historical memories of the kingdoms and dukedoms and bishoprics into which the map was divided were confused and unexciting. Human Nature in Politics Third Edition For the first two hours the walk was unexciting, for the valley was too wide and too cultivated to give much pleasure to the eye that looks for character in nature. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine When I stop to think about it, I can hardly bring myself to swallow our unexciting meals; I wish to be dining on curries and tamales and mangos. Dear Enemy Every effort should be made to avoid the conditions in which the hereditary predisposition would be aroused into mischievous action, and to encourage development on simple unexciting lines. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 After that walk, tea and a talk with her father were unexciting episodes. The Man from the Clouds What they had been accustomed to was an unexciting and steady beat in the drowsy old city of Quebec, and small but unfailingly regular drinks of whiskey blanc. The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms? A Love Story However, I waive judgment until tomorrow at four, when I am to pay a short, unexciting call of half an hour. Dear Enemy As she proceeded with the unexciting catalogue of her accomplishments she lost self-control, and her eyes burned and her lips quivered and her voice shook in unison with the beatings of a desperately anxious heart. The Mountebank With His life in us we shall be ready for the long hours of uneventful, unexciting duties, and for the short spurts that make exacting calls on us. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance. The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] Nevertheless, what had already happened was as customary and unexciting as addressing envelopes, compared to the next event. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days Walking day by day along the shore or through the fields, he came to think that life might very well be spent without ambitious or extended hopes in quiet toil and unexciting pleasures. Hyacinth I was quite pleased with the prospect of a fellow passenger, unexciting as this particular one promised to be. A Rogue by Compulsion Many a man finds it easy, under the pressure of strong excitement, and for a moment or two, to keep up a swift pace, who finds it very difficult to keep steadily at unexciting work. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah There is a turning to a village which belonged to the old days, but does not seem now to belong to anything, and looks something like a rural watering-place, quiet and unexciting. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) This latter was unexciting as a coincidence, however. The Boss of Little Arcady The study was an unexciting and comparatively comfortable room. Hyacinth He was very kind as soon as he had assured himself of this, and talked, taking pains to bring me back to unexciting subjects. The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. But the situations, though not those of scenical distress, are so far from being unexciting, that, on the contrary, they are too powerfully afflicting. Biographical Essays Some people find in Henry James's tangled syntax the restful diversion they seek, and others enjoy Mr. Howells's unexciting realism. Tobogganing on Parnassus In this condition of mind and body the quiet of her home and the unexciting companionship of those about her were more than ever tiresome. The Gilded Age, Part 3. Again, uncivilized races, and the bravest and most energetic still more than the rest, are averse to continuous labor of an unexciting kind. Considerations on Representative Government At dinner the conversation usually ran along the lines of what was being read to him by the various secretaries or of such topics in the day's news as were of an unexciting nature. An Adventure with a Genius Mr. Wrenn set off for home in a high state of exhilaration which, he noticed, exactly resembled driving an aeroplane, and went briskly up the steps of the Zapps' genteel but unexciting residence. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man He wanted to talk, but to keep him quiet I told him a long trivial story, full of unexciting incidents. The Altar Fire Lord Bantry envied the contemplative calm which unexciting circumstances allowed the literary ancient. The Fortunate Youth The story of his daughters' lives in the interval may be told with brevity suitable to so unexciting a narrative. The Odd Women They had hitherto been unusually comfortable together, and though the life was unexciting, Louis's desire to be useful to his father, and the pressing need of working for his degree, kept his mind fairly occupied. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 There were warmth and sunshine, and the unexciting prattle of the retired Colonels and maiden ladies. Simon the Jester The refreshment of spirits was the more valuable as this was a very unexciting wedding. The Trial Although driving may read as an unexciting sport, it is quite the contrary if the hunter takes sufficient interest in the operations to attend to every detail personally. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 It was strange after this that the start on the London journey should be so curiously unexciting; it was perhaps the presence of Aunt Anne that reduced everything to an unemotional level. The Captives But I come now to a not unexciting incident—which for a time placed Tish and myself in an unpleasant position. Tish There were many reasons why Larry was appealed to by the idea of making his home for the present in this old house in this dingy, unexciting, unromantic street. Children of the Whirlwind Nevertheless, the game was unexciting, and dragged listlessly. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories At Oyster Bay, where his father first leased a house in 1874, he spent much of his time on the water, but he deemed sailing rather lazy and unexciting, compared with rowing. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography The performance was in every sense unexciting; the audience meagre and unenthusiastic. Scaramouche Ruth had given the last touches to her mother's dark hair, and was reading aloud the few unexciting items one finds in the morning's paper. Other Things Being Equal The town fairly smelt of respectability; the tree-shaded streets, the children in socks and small crisp-laundered garments, the houses set back, each in its square of shaved lawn, all peaceful, middle class and unexciting. The Breaking Point Most of the above I elicited from Marlow, for all I knew of Carleon Anthony was his unexciting but fascinating verse. Chance A Tale in Two Parts |
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