How to Use monotony in a Sentence
monotony
noun
- She hated the monotony of the job.
- The brief storm was a relief from the monotony of the hot summer afternoon.
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One of the few breaks in the monotony was filming proof-of-life videos.
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Michael Ames,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2023
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Use these ideas to break up the monotony of the brown bag boredom.
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Washington Post,
12 Aug. 2021
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Quit our jobs to change up the monotony of our routines.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Nov. 2021
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Still, most of the keepers struggled with the monotony.
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David Reamer | Alaska History,
Anchorage Daily News,
26 Mar. 2023
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Break the monotony, change your routine, and spice it up.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2022
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Riding a bike through a park briefly each day to break the monotony.
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National Geographic,
29 May 2020
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Pride — and money — will be on the line as the NBA tries to shake up the monotony of the 82-game schedule.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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But then Davos shows up and offers him a way out of the monotony of the hiding.
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Sarah Rodman,
latimes.com,
14 Aug. 2017
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His problem wasn’t with the late-morning heat or the monotony of drills.
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Nathan Baird,
cleveland,
11 Aug. 2022
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For many, something to look forward to cuts the monotony of each day.
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Marissa Miller,
Teen Vogue,
16 Dec. 2017
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But our brains aren't wired for this level of monotony.
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Timothy B. Lee,
Ars Technica,
7 Aug. 2020
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Take a run on a trail for a break from the monotony of your everyday route.
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Eric Champlin,
ajc,
20 Apr. 2022
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The monotony, as well as the stress, of this year has made time pass in a peculiar way.
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Joe Pinsker,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2020
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The unique circumstances of the year also led to a fight against monotony.
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Natalie Morin,
refinery29.com,
21 Dec. 2020
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That has prompted Mattu to seek safe ways to shake up the monotony.
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Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
17 Feb. 2021
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The monotony and solitude of e-learning has been hardest on the youngest.
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Leila Atassi,
cleveland,
8 Feb. 2021
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Here are some suggestions on how to break up the monotony.
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NBC News,
10 June 2020
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In simpler times, the big top was a thrilling escape from monotony.
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Holly Millea,
Smithsonian,
29 June 2017
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There is a grim monotony to many daily reports from the Ukraine war.
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David Guttenfelder Oleksandr Chubko,
New York Times,
15 Dec. 2022
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But despite the heat and the monotony, there was optimism.
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Faysal Itani,
Star Tribune,
5 Aug. 2020
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But some things had stayed the same, like the arrival of spring and the pastel monotony of the flowering shrubs.
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Lorrie Moore,
The New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2020
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The celebration change-up was a way to break up the monotony and keep their legs fresh.
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Edgar Thompson,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
27 Aug. 2017
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And so people look for anything to break up that monotony.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
14 Oct. 2021
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But many, faced with the monotony of days inside, had kept up with outside news.
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Corinne Ramey,
WSJ,
15 Aug. 2018
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For those fortunate enough to live a life of easy monotony, time looms.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2020
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The ceiling heights will vary within the arched shell structure to avoid monotony.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Aug. 2021
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Yet that was good enough to provide a temporary break from the monotony of life there.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2024
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Melissa Kent’s editing animates transitions in Rudy’s daily life, from the monotony of the classroom to the curt humor of his subterranean shows.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Apr. 2024
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