Boring
Boring noun - The act of drilling.
Both words in one sentence
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Jon-Tom, the titular Spellsinger, finds a permanent way home in the sixth book, but finds life on mundane Earth boring, so he loads up on music books and chocolate-chip cookies, and returns.
Source: I Choose to Stay - Punch Clock Villain: What Chip inadvertently becomes, working as a Genetic Taxonimist to further genetically engineer humanity into boring sameness.
Source: Literature / This Perfect Day -
Conversely, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis have been criticized for having boring space battles, since they follow the normal style of Trek combat where ships gradually chip away at each other's shields before doing damage.
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