HUMDRUM in a Sentence
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Example sentences for HUMDRUM, such as:
1. We lead such a humdrum life/existence.
2. After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum existence.
2. After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum existence.
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Meanings and Examples of HUMDRUM
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humdrum
a. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
n. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
Classic Sentence:
1 Before that time, she knew, a hundred generations of Carols will aspire and go down in tragedy devoid of palls and solemn chanting, the humdrum inevitable tragedy of struggle against inertia.
2 For two summers I lived in this little world; it was dull and humdrum.
Example Sentence:
1 After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum existence.
2 The news media is also more likely to gravitate to stories about horrific atrocities or dramatic triumphs over adversity than humdrum tales of a soldier returning home, getting a job and starting a family.
3 We lead such a humdrum life/existence.