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
• From the collared jacket to the skirt to the crossbody bag, the style icon makes monochrome anything but monotonous.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2019
• 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
• The collapse trigged a monotonous growl that kept going for nine days straight.
  — Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• 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
• That means there’s plenty of action in the lakes and dunes, and the plains in the monotonous mid-latitudes are changing more slowly.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2019
• 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
• Every actor would love to take an arc, not just stay monotonous throughout the piece.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
• If Hallmark’s business model were a Hallmark movie, the logline would be straightforward: Tired of the monotonous dating landscape, a hardworking woman is ready to try something different.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024