droned
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
It droned and drummed two or three whole tones lower than my schoolmates’ voices.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
