Examples of one-note in a Sentence
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The actress indeed does a lot with a role that could easily be one-note, stealing nearly every scene in the process.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
Other supporting figures are mostly one-note, including Olive Abercrombie as the inevitable sass-mouthed little sister to Zach.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
The less said about Kraven's snarling, one-note performance, the better.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
As such, the role could have easily been reduced to a bit part or a one-note villain.
—TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
Balanchine’s choreography was suddenly a one-note affair; this was a terrible way to show off his legacy.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
There was nothing nice to say about the dry pork chop, which couldn’t be salvaged even after a dip in the accompanying honey and roasted garlic sauce, or a one-note side dish of creamed spinach doing a great imitation of glue.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
One of the biggest weaknesses of Lucas’s partnership with fellow comedian Noel Fielding was their one-note double act.
—James Hansen, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2023
In what at first feels like a one-note role, Maupas subtly finds the depths of hope beneath Severino’s judgmental surface.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
Other supporting figures are mostly one-note, including Olive Abercrombie as the inevitable sass-mouthed little sister to Zach.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
The less said about Kraven's snarling, one-note performance, the better.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
As such, the role could have easily been reduced to a bit part or a one-note villain.
—TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
Balanchine’s choreography was suddenly a one-note affair; this was a terrible way to show off his legacy.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
There was nothing nice to say about the dry pork chop, which couldn’t be salvaged even after a dip in the accompanying honey and roasted garlic sauce, or a one-note side dish of creamed spinach doing a great imitation of glue.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
One of the biggest weaknesses of Lucas’s partnership with fellow comedian Noel Fielding was their one-note double act.
—James Hansen, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2023
In what at first feels like a one-note role, Maupas subtly finds the depths of hope beneath Severino’s judgmental surface.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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