How to Use tedious in a Sentence

tedious

adjective
  • The work is tedious, but it needs to get done.
  • He made a tedious 45-minute speech.
  • That is why the giants have turned to banks to do the tedious bits.
    The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • In that world, the bow tie comes off as kind of tedious.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • No one wants to do the tedious work that runs for only eight months of the year.
    Ryan Marshall, The (salisbury, USA TODAY, 4 May 2018
  • Most of the time science is a slow and tedious business.
    Joseph Bak-Coleman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
  • But first, the tail end of the tedious July news drought.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 26 July 2019
  • Amazon was the most tedious in terms of clicks required to get through the process.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • The live feed is, for the most part, tedious and mind-numbing.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022
  • And even though this tedious task can be a headache, oh, the rewards!
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Someone too lazy to do it the old tedious way invents the future.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Where are the lengthy, the tedious, the why-is-this taking-so-long flights?
    Devon Ivie, CNT, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Even the simplest task of walking your dog can seem tedious.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022
  • Over the long term, using a smart speaker as a timer gets tedious.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Weeks like this can be tedious, from a been-there, done-that point of view.
    Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • These days, Taylor finds joy in even the most tedious tasks.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 June 2021
  • Scrolling through content with your voice can be tedious.
    courant.com, 3 July 2019
  • Are there tweaks that can be applied to make a fresh reboot less tedious?
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Home runs are one way (though purists find too many as tedious as none at all).
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • But the key to making said shoe journey a little less tedious?
    Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Could one of the world's most tedious subsidy battles be coming to an end?
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 June 2021
  • Stressed-out lawyers are turning to chatbots to write tedious briefs.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Creating a dish for a restaurant can be a tedious task.
    Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2018
  • This ensures a more seamless process rather than a tedious back-and-forth.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 12 June 2023
  • That zig-zagged people trail is tedious and can take an hour out of your day.
    Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 29 May 2021
  • The story lines can also get a tad tedious and somewhat cheap.
    Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Using both — as in he or she and him or her — is abhorred as clunky and tedious.
    Time, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The battle, like his comeback from surgery on his right knee, is tedious.
    Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
  • This license amounts to full approval, and is, in essence, a far longer and more tedious process.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 21 July 2021
  • The only thing thing that can be tedious is its preparation.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022

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