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The director isn’t the kind to tell a one-note sci-fi story; his previous genre efforts, such as 2013’s Snowpiercer and 2017’s Okja, work well because of their elasticity, juggling the comedic with the macabre, the absurd with the serious.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Not even Caplan, whose one-note portrayal of a quarrelsome congresswoman is enough to make one yearn for the subtleties and emotional shadings of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Dave Canales doesn’t want one-note tight ends in his offense.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
Some could’ve gone veering into the absurd but stayed one-note.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Not even Caplan, whose one-note portrayal of a quarrelsome congresswoman is enough to make one yearn for the subtleties and emotional shadings of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Dave Canales doesn’t want one-note tight ends in his offense.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
Some could’ve gone veering into the absurd but stayed one-note.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-note
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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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