How to Use monologue in a Sentence

monologue

noun
  • The play begins with the main character's monologue.
  • I stifled a yawn as she launched into a monologue about how she is going to become a famous star.
  • The comedian is famous for his monologue about winning the lottery.
  • Yeah, the monologue had to stand alone.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Watch the full monologue above.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And the host came out pre-monologue, which is quite rare.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
  • And went on and on and on in a five-minute monologue and then hung up.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • There was a lot of talk about a lot of things, but the monologue was as-is.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Watch her opening monologue here and the rest of her skits here.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Fallon joked at the start of his monologue.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • His three-minute monologue ranks among the greatest in movies.
    — Jake Coyle, Chron, 13 June 2021
  • His three-minute monologue ranks among the greatest in movies.
    — Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2021
  • One of my favorite things was his monologue about urine on his shoelaces.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022
  • Watch it above and her monologue below.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a monologue in ‘Him’ about how the field’s a safe place.
    — William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Well, Rust Cohle had a monologue.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Well, Rust Cohle had a monologue.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The season ends with a monologue.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And then the monologue just ended.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Stewart asked in a scathing monologue.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Now that is an opening monologue.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • Because there’s a lot of monologue.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Bening can do more with a laugh than most actors do with whole monologues.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The trail had become a stage, and the hike a kind of moving monologue.
    — Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The actress and singer popped in at the end of the pair's opening monologue.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The utopia promised by that monologue would seem to lack any reason for tension.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
  • When the monologues ended, pictures of their sons flashed on the screen.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Watching the monologue brought a mix of pride and pressure.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Ferrell tried to do a hard reset of the monologue but couldn’t get the vibe back.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Chazelle is obsessed with jazz, so maybe that solo takes the place of a monologue.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Dec. 2022

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