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
• 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
• 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
• Step aside ho-hum sandwiches and Thermos soups—there are some new meal options in town.
  — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 28 July 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Incorporate Fresh Flowers Whether Varner is styling a photo shoot or helping a client fix up a ho-hum area in their home, details matter.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• This year, the most exciting books avoid these ho-hum recent trends in favor of stranger pleasures, daring memoir, and the ruthless re-zhuzhing of classic American lit.
  — Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
• Because of injuries and a ho-hum running game, the Chargers’ offense at times has been reduced to Herbert and receiver Keenan Allen, who at age 31 and in his 11th year is having his best season.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• And the results — a veggie-forward Thai noodle salad, a pickled pepper take on potato salad and a garlicky elote number — will stand out from the sea of ho-hum summer sides.
  — Gretchen McKay, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
• Indeed, on a typically ho-hum Tuesday night in May, a casino in southeastern Connecticut felt like the center of the sports universe.
  — Sean Gregory / Uncasville, TIME, 15 May 2024
• The Hoxton opened last spring, upcycling a ho-hum '70s building into a kinetic homage to the district's early-20th-century heritage.
  — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
• Christina Fragkou What might look ho-hum is actually quite subversive—and driven by irony.
  — Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 6 Mar. 2023
• Keeping their yearly lottery-drafting tradition and incorporating from such a ho-hum class will do little to excite the fan base and push the team’s agenda forward beyond a snail’s pace.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024
• Scott announced his exploratory committee Wednesday, but the poll shows that even in his home state, voters have a ho-hum view of the senator considered influential in Washington.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
• In an otherwise ho-hum election nationwide, California’s Senate contest is shaping up as a big draw.
  — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Locally, the primary has historically been pretty ho-hum in Marion County, but that changed this year.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2023
• That might sound like a ho-hum statement considering the Bombers extended their undefeated streak in an event that celebrated its 40th anniversary.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
• These formerly ho-hum blocks of mostly one-story buildings are undergoing a renaissance.
  — Janet Fullwood, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
• Stage four CEOs risk complacency, lowered ambition, and ho-hum performance.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024