How to Use monotonous in a Sentence

monotonous

adjective
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  • The menu, while pretty good, repeats every week or two and does get monotonous, Acaba said.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The key is to steer away from monotony and monotonous situations in general.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • Cities all over the world tend to be full of non-native species and harbor a monotonous palette of highly successful ones.
    — Jennie Erin Smith, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • None of them has offered any new insights, and none of them has been funny, and all of them have quickly grown monotonous and exhausting.
    — Scott Meslow, GQ, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Instead, Cordray just offered more mundane talking points in his monotonous tone.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The preparation of fruit for culinary purposes or preserving is a monotonous and tiresome labor, at least the work of removing the seeds or pits.
    — Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
  • The result: Hunger avoiders usually raise kids who eat a monotonous diet of a few favorite foods, kids who snack too much and kids who use their hunger to get their parents’ attention.
    — Casey Seidenberg, charlotteobserver, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The result: Hunger avoiders usually raise kids who eat a monotonous diet of a few favorite foods, kids who snack too much and kids who use their hunger to get their parents' attention.
    — Casey Seidenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Disobedience is framed as a tale of escape from a monotonous society, but its characters spend the whole time standing in the threshold, wondering whether to flee.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Over the long term, Waymo hopes to have autonomous trucks tackle the long, monotonous routes, with humans doing more complex local driving.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2018
  • These pickled peppers are barely spicy and add what interior design blogs call a POP of color to your monotonous orange cheese board.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • For a student who has just spent four years (or eight semesters) living on a monotonous schedule that rarely requires more than joggers and a hoodie— or, god forbid, a uniform — prom has the same transformative effect.
    — refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • Weary of a monotonous commute? Switch it up on Thursday and take the bus – for free.
    — Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
  • 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
  • Will this be the year that the Emmys stop being so monotonous?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The pacing in the first few scenes could slow so the beauty of the language and characters don’t get lost in a monotonous tread.
    — New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • The problem is getting there as the verse feel monotonous.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • A lot of therapy, a lot of workouts, a lot of monotonous stuff.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Working out can feel futile at first and monotonous once it has been done for a while.
    — Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • From the collared jacket to the skirt to the crossbody bag, the style icon makes monochrome anything but monotonous.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The lyrics are about a couple that is in a relationship that has become more of a habit, that is monotonous.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The more turns Jason Fuchs’s script takes, the more monotonous everything feels.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024

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