banal

IPA: bʌnˈɑɫ

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
(uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

Examples of "banal" in Sentences

There is a lot of banality here.
Perhaps the point is both naive and banal.
Etiquette in the office seems rather banal to me.
Modernism is equivilant to absurdity and banality.
Her conception of the individual is simplistic and banal.
Contrast that with the banality of Willey's Clinton story.
These quotations are of a banality that is hard to believe.
The banality of evil is only banal to those who never see it.
In addition the sheer banality of continuing war is alluded to.
It is not the sexual content so much as the banality of the message.
Most interactions in the old Soviet Union were very banal from the '50's on.
I found it impossibly hard, and watched in awe as they demonstrated what they described as banal, but which we found almost magical in its purity.
In his letter the pope said that in the wake of the sexual abuse crisis, the church had to be all the more watchful and attentive about who should become priests and ensure that future ministers do not succumb to what he called a banal and destructive sexuality.