The drabnesses of the abandoned town were briefly shattered by a burst of colorful graffiti.

She rolled her eyes at the drabs who insisted on complaining all evening.

The drabness of the office made the Monday morning feel twice as long.

She covered the rustic armchair with a coarse drab to hide the torn upholstery.

She wore a drab coat to the harvest festival so she wouldn't stand out among the fields.

Nobody wanted to sit near the drab who had tracked mud into the parlor.

At night he would drab along the quay, ignoring his family's pleas.

After the weekend market, all I had left was a drab, not nearly enough for dinner.

After skimming the pans, the saltworkers loaded the drab with the coarse salt and carried it to the sun-drying racks.

During the discussion, someone asked what a drab was, and the moderator gently explained that the term is slang for a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth and that using it can be hurtful.