How to Use humdrum in a Sentence

humdrum

adjective
  • She liked the movie, but I thought it was humdrum.
  • White dips don't have to be humdrum.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026
  • And the same is true in more humdrum contexts.
    — Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • But some of this humdrum new work received a boost in live form.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • The date starts off sort of humdrum, and Javed gets ready to call it a night.
    — Owen Gleiberman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • In other words, the sun is a bit humdrum, which might be good for life here on Earth.
    — Adam Mann, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • White walls and a white shag carpet completed the humdrum look.
    — Leigh Kamping-Carder, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2018
  • It’s been a year, and his life has become routine, humdrum, and lonely.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • These stylish dishcloths make cleaning a little less humdrum.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Not all inventions lose their shimmer right away, but the ones that change the world won’t take long to seem humdrum.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The other half were told to write about an unemotional humdrum day.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018
  • For lunch, add cooked button mushrooms to your otherwise humdrum bowl of grains and greens.
    — Mushroom Council, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Most of the time, the 116-year-old movie theater business is rather humdrum.
    — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Make a point of imbuing your day-to-day humdrum routine with sprinkles of whimsy and fun.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
  • These kids may not always be comfortable in the humdrum, ordinary world, but the film is full of hope.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The almond and orange flavors didn’t stand out or add anything to this humdrum iced coffee.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Today, even the most humdrum Hampton Inn room can be opened with Hilton’s app.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Humdrum numbers leave some brands in question, with lower budgets and younger casts likely for those that return.
    — Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2017
  • For four out of every five years, Kassel is a relatively humdrum town.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2022
  • These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.
    — Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
  • Both sides agreed that the recount went smoothly but as the day wore on, the humdrum trickle of a vote here and a vote there began to build to high tension.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2017
  • In their view, Apple is a former dynamo that's now a humdrum but reliable cash machine.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2017
  • And in this oversold earthly Eden, the fruit of pleasure and delight was the orange, not the humdrum apple.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Only a writer as agile and profound as Nors would dare to proceed from such a heavy-handed (and humdrum) premise.
    — Ann Hulbert, The Atlantic, 18 June 2018
  • But the movie continues a humdrum year for horror, which is usually one of the most reliable big screen genres.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Turns out, this narrower focus on cloning in an otherwise humdrum life is the fresh element that the trope needed.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
  • And no scene is too humdrum not to be stylishly shot, as the series shuttles from one new location to another to another.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Chetrit has never let go of the idea that photography can be used to create an illusory world outside of our humdrum day-to-day.
    — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
  • For the mini home makeover, Gaines made the previously humdrum ceilings into the home’s showpieces.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Christopher Walken Christopher Walken has a way of making even the most humdrum words sound like pure comedy gold.
    — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025

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