monotony
Example Sentences
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The monotony of a corporate job can be grating, but a steady paycheck provides a sense of security.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
But there’s a limit to how many similar instances, all with the same structure, the film can retrace before it gives way to monotony.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
High-roads, and telegraph poles, and the monotony of passing traffic, the slow crawl into London.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing monotony
The Things They Carried
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The Stranger
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