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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White dips don't have to be humdrum.
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And the same is true in more humdrum contexts.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
White dips don't have to be humdrum.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026
And the same is true in more humdrum contexts.
—Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
There’s nothing humdrum about the standard eight-speaker Bose Premium Sound System either.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for humdrum
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humdrum. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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humdrum
adjective
hum·drum
ˈhəm-ˌdrəm 
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