unimpressive
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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With roughly 60% of the vote counted, he was running an unimpressive third and hoping a lopsided surge of still-to-be-counted ballots will push him into the top two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
He's a natural wide player but he's dug Celtic's slapstick recruitment out of a hole since Kyogo Furuhashi departed and the club was so unimpressive in trying to replace him.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Some of what has impacted the unimpressive growth of the addressable audience for home entertainment has been the instability of the market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
"I think we've also shown that this season because we've got quite a lot of impressive wins, but we've also had unimpressive draws and losses," said Slot.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
To judge from the bone evidence of the animal species on which they preyed, their hunting skills were unimpressive and mainly directed at easy-to-kill, not-at-all-dangerous animals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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