droned

Example Sentences

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Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

That excitement was not evident inside the grand ballroom at the JW Marriott in Houston Sunday, as Harbaugh droned on about nature documentaries he shows his team on the day of a game.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

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

Then an airplane droned in the distance, grew louder, then fainter, then louder again.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George