Sample Sentences forpedestriangrouped by contextual meaning (editor-reviewed)
pedestrian as in: a pedestrian idea
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The movie had good actors but a pedestrian plot that made it forgettable.pedestrian = ordinary and dull
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Despite the hype, the restaurant’s food was surprisingly pedestrian and uninspired.
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Critics panned the book for its pedestrian writing style and predictable plot.pedestrian = lacking imagination or excitement
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Her speech was filled with pedestrian clichés that failed to energize the audience.pedestrian = uninspired and lacking originality
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The painting’s technique was competent, but the subject matter felt pedestrian.pedestrian = unremarkable or lacking creativity
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He admired the sycamores, rising like important ideas from pedestrian plots of short grass. (source)pedestrian = ordinary
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meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus
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It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead that the weather and the hour were not adapted to pedestrian purposes; that bed was warm, and the thermometer a long way below freezing; that he was clad but lightly in his slippers, dressing-gown, and nightcap; and that he had a cold upon him at that time. (source)pedestrian = walking
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The month of May had already commenced, and I expected the letter daily which was to fix the date of my departure, when Henry proposed a pedestrian tour in the environs of Ingolstadt, that I might bid a personal farewell to the country I had so long inhabited. (source)
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We crossed the pedestrian bridge, arched over the street, into fluorescently lit shopping malls. (source)pedestrian = for walking
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