droned
Example Sentences
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The violins played long notes on high, not unlike the angelic overture to Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” as the horns droned down below.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Canned music droned from the telephone as Jessica Sanchez waited, fidgeting and shifting her pregnant belly in her chair at the Santa Monica community health center.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
As the land war droned on, the power of the submarine was being starkly demonstrated on the high seas.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Ringo had the skill of a metronome, but he never droned on.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
He barely listened as his teacher droned on about something.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
