monotony
Example Sentences
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One pattern encapsulates the monotony of prison life, while another represents the rooftops she could see on her twice daily 10-minute walks while inside.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He said his medium may have seen its peak during the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement, which saw an embrace of organic forms and a rejection of Industrial Age mass-produced monotony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
For John Winston Isidro, life aboard his VLCC, or Very Large Crude Carrier, has been marked by equal parts monotony and precaution since his ship began playing the waiting game.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Just as the viewer starts to see the first shades of monotony rising over the horizon, Seyfried and Feig flip the script.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Not the lethargy of lying on the couch or the dull monotony of drifting off in math class.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Vocabulary lists containing monotony
The Things They Carried
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The Stranger
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