drone on
phrasal verb
droned on; droning on; drones on
informal
: to speak for a long time in a dull voice without saying anything interesting
She had trouble keeping awake as he droned on about himself.
Examples of drone on in a Sentence
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The aerospace company Sierra Nevada is currently testing these safety guarantees while landing a drone on an aircraft carrier.
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Steve Nadis, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile in Russia, the Defense Ministry said Sunday that its air defense systems had prevented an attack by three drones on the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.
—Mike Corder and Karl Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2023
Another season having to listen to Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser drone on and on by coming up with endless, meaningless statistics with nary a negative or controversial word about the Dodgers.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
But Russia’s ability to mass produce its drones on an industrial scale is also a pressing problem.
—Yurii Shyvala, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Azerbaijan officially revealed its acquisition of the sophisticated Turkish Bayraktar Akinci combat drone on Feb. 9, following criticisms by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of neighboring Armenia’s recent arms purchases.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The screen then also shows grenades dropped from drones on the Russians, apparently killing or incapacitating them.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
Anshel Sag, a principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, a tech research firm, notes that almost all newer drones on the market have forms of face recognition technology built in.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
That means additional upgrades as Apache transitions to controlling a new generation of reconnaissance drones on future battlefields.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Steve Nadis, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile in Russia, the Defense Ministry said Sunday that its air defense systems had prevented an attack by three drones on the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.
—Mike Corder and Karl Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2023
Another season having to listen to Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser drone on and on by coming up with endless, meaningless statistics with nary a negative or controversial word about the Dodgers.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
But Russia’s ability to mass produce its drones on an industrial scale is also a pressing problem.
—Yurii Shyvala, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Azerbaijan officially revealed its acquisition of the sophisticated Turkish Bayraktar Akinci combat drone on Feb. 9, following criticisms by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of neighboring Armenia’s recent arms purchases.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The screen then also shows grenades dropped from drones on the Russians, apparently killing or incapacitating them.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
Anshel Sag, a principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, a tech research firm, notes that almost all newer drones on the market have forms of face recognition technology built in.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
That means additional upgrades as Apache transitions to controlling a new generation of reconnaissance drones on future battlefields.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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