monotonous
Example Sentences
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Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.
“Great feedback,” Shetty says, after a monotonous two hours have passed.
From Los Angeles Times
One house had wallpaper depicting a lush green landscape, a stark contrast to the monotonous sandscape outside.
From Seattle Times
Unfortunately, much of today’s synthesized, monotonous, cookie-cutter and somewhat vapid music will be lucky to last a year, maybe 10, but certainly not 60 years or more, as is the case with Bennett’s repertoire.
From Los Angeles Times
A lorry driver vulnerable to falling asleep "in monotonous situations" has been jailed for seven years for causing an off-duty police officer's death.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
