unspectacular
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Instead, its freshman season ranked an unspectacular No. 26 among all 2003-04 prime-time broadcast programs, but it was enough to keep it on the air as the audience slowly started to grow.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Analysts expect steady, if unspectacular, profit growth of 6% in 2026 and 7% in 2027.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
If that sounds solid if unspectacular, you’d be right: according to the financial-market historians Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, the average return on U.S. equities, dating back to 1900, is 9.7% per year.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025
It might sound like an unspectacular bouquet to throw at such a phenomenal series, but where “Death by Lightning” goes very right is balance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Within that radius he might take his amusements where he would and it was a matter of some amazement to those less privileged than he that he made such unspectacular use of his opportunities.
From The Torch Bearer by Marquis, Reina Melcher
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