humdrum

Example Sentences

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History tells a more humdrum story: People will find new and better work as productivity increases.

From The Wall Street Journal

That interest is clear as Dyer takes in the humdrum slice-of-life shuffling about at a yawn’s pace from the waiting area on our recent field trip.

From Los Angeles Times

So what turned the land of humdrum politics into a fierce political battleground - and drew many to the far right?

From BBC

While avoiding politics almost entirely allowed the Oscars to stay out of trouble, it also caused the show to be humdrum and bland.

From Salon

The mentions are fairly humdrum in themselves - but worth noting because every time Goldie was mentioned, MPs would cheer, whoop and whistle, in that special way that is peculiar to MPs in the Commons.

From BBC