monotone
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His slow monotone and low-energy delivery eventually felled most people in the room.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
“Everyone belongs…” In a low monotone Rustin recited the six principles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 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
The query is repeated, monotone into a payphone, by actor Kristen Stewart, who appears on the song and in the David Lynch-ian fever dream of a video for “Who Laughs Last.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
She had spent the entire time with her eyes glued to a piece of paper, her voice monotone and rushed, and she had later confessed to Moss that she felt miserable about it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing monotone
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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