Examples of humdrum in a Sentence
She liked the movie, but I thought it was humdrum.
another humdrum day at the office
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Poised at the end of a humdrum interglacial, in an otherwise chilly corner of Earth history, industrial civilization is emitting carbon dioxide at a clip 10 times faster than the apocalyptic volcanoes of the end-Permian mass extinction.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Traveling together — relying on each other in new thrilling and challenging situations, and sharing the intense pleasures of discovery, as well as the humdrum hassles of the journey — has cemented what was already a profound and sustaining friendship.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
This horror film from director Na Hong-jin is set in a quiet rural village in South Korea, where bumbling police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) goes about his everyday work in a humdrum manner.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Sold by The Party Sales and shot against humdrum backgrounds, this is lead Théodore Pellerin’s show, who carries the film, seen in most every shot, often in close-up, a performance for which the Quebec actor won a 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week Rising Star Award.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Traveling together — relying on each other in new thrilling and challenging situations, and sharing the intense pleasures of discovery, as well as the humdrum hassles of the journey — has cemented what was already a profound and sustaining friendship.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
This horror film from director Na Hong-jin is set in a quiet rural village in South Korea, where bumbling police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) goes about his everyday work in a humdrum manner.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Sold by The Party Sales and shot against humdrum backgrounds, this is lead Théodore Pellerin’s show, who carries the film, seen in most every shot, often in close-up, a performance for which the Quebec actor won a 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week Rising Star Award.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humdrum. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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humdrum
adjective
hum·drum
ˈhəm-ˌdrəm 
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