How to Use monotonous in a Sentence

monotonous

adjective
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  • But a man who came out of nowhere rewrote the monotonous script this year.
    — Mario J. Pentón, miamiherald, 8 May 2017
  • But, for those of us lucky enough to be safe and healthy, the days can still feel very monotonous.
    — Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The problem is getting there as the verse feel monotonous.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Will this be the year that the Emmys stop being so monotonous?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Working out can feel futile at first and monotonous once it has been done for a while.
    — Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The drive back and forth sometimes gets a little monotonous.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Spring break is a good time to change up routines that are getting monotonous.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2022
  • With monotonous straight lines as far as the eye can see, there's nowhere pleasant to rest your gaze.
    — Arnold J. Wilkins, CNN, 8 June 2017
  • That just teaches your child that meal time is monotonous.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 26 May 2020
  • The fun bus rides and visits to new cities can also become monotonous.
    — Eli Lederman, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2021
  • A lot of therapy, a lot of workouts, a lot of monotonous stuff.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Gallus thought the awards would make a monotonous task feel a bit more like a game by adding an element of fun and praise for a job well done.
    — Katy Milkman, Wired, 4 May 2021
  • Her speech is slow, slurred, her voice monotonous and nasal.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But for people who are used to the change of scenery that comes with a run on land, this workout might seem boring or monotonous.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 July 2023
  • My least favorite part, hands down, are the monotonous tasks, such as making the same bag over and over again.
    — Allison Carey, cleveland.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Slogging along on the treadmill can feel monotonous, which may lead you to feeling wiped out faster.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Ten minutes a day can bring a joyful break to monotonous routines.
    — The Economist, 19 June 2020
  • Its flavor is monotonous and the spinach is oily, regardless of the answer.
    — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • Playing in the middle can be a monotonous and glamorous-less.
    — Terrence Thomas, ExpressNews.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The season is so long, coming to field every day can get monotonous.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2018
  • The program had given them a monotonous chain of one repeating amino acid.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Anti-soupists will say that soup makes a monotonous meal.
    — Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • With his children on a school break, the journey was a welcome respite from monotonous hotel life.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Add some music to your most monotonous of tasks and they won't be dreaded anymore.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
  • Jeans can get, well, monotonous to look at after some time.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Weary of a monotonous commute? Switch it up on Thursday and take the bus – for free.
    — Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
  • The engine note is a letdown, too, monotonous and mumbling even at full load.
    — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The drumming went on for an hour, for two hours, monotonous and getting louder.
    — Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And writing about that week after week after week is monotonous and beating a dead horse.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • But eating the same food every single week can get monotonous.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 July 2021

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