droned

Example Sentences

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That light droned down on me for years as I moved from computer games to MySpace, illuminating whatever sins I was committing as a guinea pig in the days of early social media.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Footage posted by Sam Yebri, a former City Council candidate, showed smoke billowing in the street as people yelled and a siren droned.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

“We don’t need no education/We don’t need no thought control,” droned the singer with a slight German accent.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

As the land war droned on, the power of the submarine was being starkly demonstrated on the high seas.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Dany found herself glancing at them as yet another petitioner droned on and on.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin