Examples of one-note in a Sentence
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Lynch is nuanced enough to make Frank a memorably self-loathing villain instead of a one-note stooge, which ultimately makes the show more rewarding as a drama than as comedy.
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Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
For a while the cross-cutting of the three couples haunting each other is intriguing but soon Katie Spelman’s choreography of past and future lives ever-circling each other simply becomes a dizzying one-note effect.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Marine Layer Saturday Sport Shorts Don’t force yourself to choose between shorts and trunks; this pair from Marine Layer is men’s swimwear that doesn’t feel one-note.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
As shown in his more serious roles in films like Punch-Drunk Love, The Meyerowitz Stories and Uncut Gems, Sandler has more range than he’s often called upon to use, and Mulligan is always watchable, even in a one-note role.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Fabian is mostly a one-note character, and that’s the note—peeved outrage.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
This looks like a good place for a bridge...
Sad Owl Studios
Viewfinder does a good job extending what could have been a gimmicky, one-note concept and constantly twisting it in ever-so-slightly unfamiliar ways to keep things fresh.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
Audiences could safely assume the movies’ one-note joke — a children’s toy that swears like a grown-up! — had run its course.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
For a while the cross-cutting of the three couples haunting each other is intriguing but soon Katie Spelman’s choreography of past and future lives ever-circling each other simply becomes a dizzying one-note effect.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Marine Layer Saturday Sport Shorts Don’t force yourself to choose between shorts and trunks; this pair from Marine Layer is men’s swimwear that doesn’t feel one-note.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
As shown in his more serious roles in films like Punch-Drunk Love, The Meyerowitz Stories and Uncut Gems, Sandler has more range than he’s often called upon to use, and Mulligan is always watchable, even in a one-note role.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Fabian is mostly a one-note character, and that’s the note—peeved outrage.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
This looks like a good place for a bridge...
Sad Owl Studios
Viewfinder does a good job extending what could have been a gimmicky, one-note concept and constantly twisting it in ever-so-slightly unfamiliar ways to keep things fresh.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
Audiences could safely assume the movies’ one-note joke — a children’s toy that swears like a grown-up! — had run its course.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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