monotone
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Her understated androgyny was paired with a shout-singing vocal style that had a snarly, monotone curl laced with abandon and disregard for convention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Sweeney has a tough enough job cut out for her trying to act her way out of a paper-thin script, but this one-note, ridiculously monotone performance does her no favors.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Ms Hodson wrote: "I asked him about the incident at his admissions meeting and he was monotone, emotionless and very matter of fact about his intentions."
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
Detractors fault her flat, monotone delivery, though if you’re acting opposite Martin Short and Steve Martin, you need to find your own lane.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025
With a triumphant yet eerily monotone cry, it released Merriweather, letting her slump over.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing monotone
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