Examples of one-note in a Sentence
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The large, legacy dungeons have much more personality than the one-note castles and volcanic prisons of the base game, and even the mini-dungeons that tended to have little variation in Elden Ring feel exciting and dangerous.
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
But Hacks brings depth to a character who could otherwise be one-note — and Olson points to DJ’s pregnancy as a new obstacle in her fractured relationship with her mom.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
As the first film in a planned trilogy, Rise spends a lot of time establishing its universe rather than thriving in it, and its human characters are largely one-note, but the bond between Caesar and Will is one of the more emotionally satisfying relationships in all of Apedom.
4.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Which isn’t to say that his style is one-note – it’s never been.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Clearly, Demi Lovato isn't interested in a one-note hairstyle—and their new chin-length bob is anything but boring.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2024
Lynch is nuanced enough to make Frank a memorably self-loathing villain instead of a one-note stooge, which ultimately makes the show more rewarding as a drama than as comedy.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
For a while the cross-cutting of the three couples haunting each other is intriguing but soon Katie Spelman’s choreography of past and future lives ever-circling each other simply becomes a dizzying one-note effect.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
But Hacks brings depth to a character who could otherwise be one-note — and Olson points to DJ’s pregnancy as a new obstacle in her fractured relationship with her mom.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
As the first film in a planned trilogy, Rise spends a lot of time establishing its universe rather than thriving in it, and its human characters are largely one-note, but the bond between Caesar and Will is one of the more emotionally satisfying relationships in all of Apedom.
4.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Which isn’t to say that his style is one-note – it’s never been.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Clearly, Demi Lovato isn't interested in a one-note hairstyle—and their new chin-length bob is anything but boring.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2024
Lynch is nuanced enough to make Frank a memorably self-loathing villain instead of a one-note stooge, which ultimately makes the show more rewarding as a drama than as comedy.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
For a while the cross-cutting of the three couples haunting each other is intriguing but soon Katie Spelman’s choreography of past and future lives ever-circling each other simply becomes a dizzying one-note effect.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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