Central Four injected an insipidly bland tone to the words.

A remark uttered in such bland tones that she could think of nothing in reply.

But the show also has a bland, middle-of-the-road tone.

'Ready when you are,' Tikele said in the blandest possible tone.

His voice had recovered its bland tone, but a dark cloud still hung on his features.

'Of course not,' he agreed, his tone utterly bland.

Instead, he has adopted a bland and democratic tone that suggests certain of today's more popular authors.

It was a bland tone, one used for getting rid of annoying questions and questioners.

"I think he probably did," the Attorney General replied in bland tones.

Groghe leaned across the table toward Toric and spoke in the blandest possible tone.