humdrum

Example Sentences

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The market had been pretty humdrum for all of November, making the decline at the kickoff of December notable.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Composer Edo Van Breemen’s shivering score and cinematographer Jeremy Cox’s icy compositions give even the most humdrum of moments — like Malcolm offering Liz the cake — a whiff of the sinister.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

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 • Mar. 2, 2025

Was life that dull, that boring and humdrum for people?

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier