Example Sentences

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When the audience meets Donny again in the present day at the bar, he's kind of dressed pretty drably and kind of plain.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

Yet the content of their conversations is contemporary and drably banal, dotted with references to Facebook, Volkswagens and discount mattresses.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It doesn’t help that Smith keeps the horror elements to a minimum, or that the picture is so drably colored and dimly lit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

But no, on the facing page was a blurry picture of some drably attired protesters that would be just as impactful in shades of gray, yet it was printed large format in living color.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

The drably ancient and moth-eaten story with which every unsuccessful gambler seeks to establish an alibi.

From The Heart of the Range by White, William Patterson