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.
  • Break up the monotony of winter with this shiny nail set.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Use these ideas to break up the monotony of the brown bag boredom.
    — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Riding a bike through a park briefly each day to break the monotony.
    — National Geographic, 29 May 2020
  • One of the few breaks in the monotony was filming proof-of-life videos.
    — Michael Ames, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2023
  • To be great, there’s a — for lack of a better word — monotony to the process.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Dilbert sprang from the monotony of Adams’ own days on the job.
    — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
  • In simpler times, the big top was a thrilling escape from monotony.
    — Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • But the ones who stick with it and push through the monotony are the ones who become great.
    — Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • For many, something to look forward to cuts the monotony of each day.
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 16 Dec. 2017
  • For those fortunate enough to live a life of easy monotony, time looms.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Take a run on a trail for a break from the monotony of your everyday route.
    — Eric Champlin, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Staff members from both teams ran onto the court to break up the monotony.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • His problem wasn’t with the late-morning heat or the monotony of drills.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
  • But many, faced with the monotony of days inside, had kept up with outside news.
    — Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2018
  • But that monotony is the status quo in Chicago.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The monotony, as well as the stress, of this year has made time pass in a peculiar way.
    — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2020
  • That has prompted Mattu to seek safe ways to shake up the monotony.
    — Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
  • There is a grim monotony to many daily reports from the Ukraine war.
    — David Guttenfelder Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The unique circumstances of the year also led to a fight against monotony.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Still, a break in the monotony came from an unsuspecting crew.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The monotony and solitude of e-learning has been hardest on the youngest.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 8 Feb. 2021
  • What could be better to break up the monotony of spring training than a talent show?
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Let’s break up the monotony of sitting with a five-minute exercise break.
    — Kimberly Garrison, Philly.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The ceiling heights will vary within the arched shell structure to avoid monotony.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Yet that was good enough to provide a temporary break from the monotony of life there.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • Some were young office workers, grateful for a break in the lunchtime monotony.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • But then Davos shows up and offers him a way out of the monotony of the hiding.
    — Sarah Rodman, latimes.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • The celebration change-up was a way to break up the monotony and keep their legs fresh.
    — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2017

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