How to Use ho-hum in a Sentence

ho-hum

adjective

• Take a dresser from ho-hum to wow with one of these easy DIY projects.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
• So what takes a ho-hum taco to a new level of greatness?
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
• The creator trying to stand out in a sea of ho-hum, same-old content.
  — Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• With smoky hues like chocolate mauve and ash brown in the lead, the best brunette shades of today aren't ho-hum by any means.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• The Standard hotel line is anything but a ho-hum place to hang your hat.
  — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• The bottom of the notebook is a ho-hum affair with two rows of vents along the back of the panel with a larger one in the hinge.
  — PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
• But a made bed can take a room from ho-hum to pulled-together in just a few minutes.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• Food and Drink In a land of ho-hum restaurants, Casa Colina stands out.
  — Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2024
• In a ho-hum game against the Titans last week, Justin Herbert only threw 18 times.
  — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
• The fiery Jezebel sauce can be the answer to taking a ho-hum buffet to memorable new heights.
  — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
• Step aside ho-hum sandwiches and Thermos soups—there are some new meal options in town.
  — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 28 July 2023
• There’s politics and political art, which, like all art, can fall into categories of the good, the bad, the ho-hum, and the heinous. ...
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
• Williams is so good again, even better than last season, that there is sometimes a ho-hum feeling watching him.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Stand mixers can turn ho-hum cookies that take hours to mix into quick bake-sale-worthy creations.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
• Add to that the fact that buying physical goods has become a ho-hum exercise for so many people.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• The most jaw-dropping, next-level upgrades A lot of times at this show — and in general with consumer tech — year-to-year upgrades are super ho-hum.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• However, the weekly claims numbers have been fairly ho-hum.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
• Smooth hydrangea forms mounds of medium green foliage and about this time of year, each stem ends in a flat mass of mostly ho-hum, greenish flowers with a few showier white flowers around the edge.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024
• Derik Queen opened his Maryland men’s basketball career with a ho-hum 22 points and 20 rebounds.
  — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
• With one fell swoop, the wizards of Wolfsburg have transformed the ho-hum VW Scirocco from an also-ran into a supercoupe to be reckoned with.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
• But the end result was ho-hum 82-80 record, no postseason and an endless stream of finger-pointing and alibis.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• So communicators can use this reality to bury the ho-hum or even bad news.
  — Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
• Garnishes Taking any cocktail from ho-hum to photo-worthy lies in the garnish.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
• Anything much slower than that is decidedly ho-hum, and the camera better be darn good at something else.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• With the holidays fast approaching, beating Boise State might give the Bruins a chance to momentarily go from ho-hum to ho-ho-ho.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• At the outset, Doja Cat and her creative collaborators seem to be going for a scary-movie feel that skirts the line between horrific and ho-hum.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
• Sure, ham already packs a dose of savory flavor, but sometimes giving it a sweet finish, a spiced and tangy topper, or even a cool dip can take it from a ho-hum ham to an out-of-this-world entrée.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2023
• Normally, potatoes can be a bit ho-hum, and their mild flavor sings back-up to the more aggressive seasonings, dressings, and herbs they’re often tossed with.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
• Of course, the way iPhone cycles go, even a ho-hum iPhone 16 should do decent sales, given that many customers have been holding onto older phones and are due for an upgrade anyway.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
• Many ho-hum plants in the backyard are transformed into architectural showpieces when a container puts them in the spotlight.
  — Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Jan 2025