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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While seemingly humdrum, seemingly insignificant activity like that which the intelligence officer said is taking place outside the Pentagon can yield valuable information.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
And no scene is too humdrum not to be stylishly shot, as the series shuttles from one new location to another to another.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The almond and orange flavors didn’t stand out or add anything to this humdrum iced coffee.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Thus, moments that are humdrum in the real game – like a coin toss — become intensely important, while moments that are huge in the real game become completely irrelevant.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
And no scene is too humdrum not to be stylishly shot, as the series shuttles from one new location to another to another.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The almond and orange flavors didn’t stand out or add anything to this humdrum iced coffee.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Thus, moments that are humdrum in the real game – like a coin toss — become intensely important, while moments that are huge in the real game become completely irrelevant.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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humdrum
adjective
hum·drum
ˈhəm-ˌdrəm 
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