How to Use monotonous in a Sentence

monotonous

adjective
  • But a man who came out of nowhere rewrote the monotonous script this year.
    Mario J. Pentón, miamiherald, 8 May 2017
  • But, for those of us lucky enough to be safe and healthy, the days can still feel very monotonous.
    Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Weary of a monotonous commute? Switch it up on Thursday and take the bus – for free.
    Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
  • With monotonous straight lines as far as the eye can see, there's nowhere pleasant to rest your gaze.
    Arnold J. Wilkins, CNN, 8 June 2017
  • Will this be the year that the Emmys stop being so monotonous?
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022
  • My least favorite part, hands down, are the monotonous tasks, such as making the same bag over and over again.
    Allison Carey, cleveland.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The pacing in the first few scenes could slow so the beauty of the language and characters don’t get lost in a monotonous tread.
    New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • The problem is getting there as the verse feel monotonous.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • A lot of therapy, a lot of workouts, a lot of monotonous stuff.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Working out can feel futile at first and monotonous once it has been done for a while.
    Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Her speech is slow, slurred, her voice monotonous and nasal.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But for people who are used to the change of scenery that comes with a run on land, this workout might seem boring or monotonous.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 July 2023
  • Gallus thought the awards would make a monotonous task feel a bit more like a game by adding an element of fun and praise for a job well done.
    Katy Milkman, Wired, 4 May 2021
  • The drive back and forth sometimes gets a little monotonous.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Spring break is a good time to change up routines that are getting monotonous.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The lyrics are about a couple that is in a relationship that has become more of a habit, that is monotonous.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Anti-soupists will say that soup makes a monotonous meal.
    Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Slogging along on the treadmill can feel monotonous, which may lead you to feeling wiped out faster.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023
  • As exciting as the prospect of a new job can be, the application process is, well, a bit monotonous.
    Lex Goodman, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • That’s your first clue that Ohio is nothing like a flat, monotonous cornfield.
    Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 2 July 2021
  • The fun bus rides and visits to new cities can also become monotonous.
    Eli Lederman, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2021
  • Day Off, when numerous high school students were asleep and drooling on their desks to the sounds of Ben Stein’s monotonous voice.
    Chris Walton, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • That just teaches your child that meal time is monotonous.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 26 May 2020
  • The drama didn’t come from the style of her game, which was often monotonous: big serve, booming groundstrokes.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2020
  • This is not to say brilliance couldn’t be found (and Baldwin is funny, just monotonous over time).
    Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Its flavor is monotonous and the spinach is oily, regardless of the answer.
    Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • The work remained arduous and sometimes monotonous, made tougher by the need to patch leaks and bail water.
    Barack Obama, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2020
  • For Herbert, the time appears momentous, even if his next steps come in the monotonous.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Jeans can get, well, monotonous to look at after some time.
    Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • With his children on a school break, the journey was a welcome respite from monotonous hotel life.
    New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022

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