monologue
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to believe, as Matt Damon noted in his monologue in this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” that the actor of this summer’s “The Odyssey” has only guest hosted three times during his lengthy career.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
"I didn't start my period, so I started to develop that inner monologue of something's not quite right."
From BBC • May 3, 2026
In a rollicking monologue, Fry described all opera as comedy, tragedy merely being the result of idiotic egos incapable of levity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“King Charles and Queen Camilla are here to visit President Beef Unwellington,” he quipped in the opening monologue of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
I mean, I don’t know if Tats is silent because she’s pondering it, but she does stop the monologue to stare intensely at me.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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