How to Use monotone in a Sentence

monotone

1 of 2 noun

• She read the story in a dull monotone.
• She spoke in a monotone voice.
• He sang in a soft, low monotone.
• Her eyes flicked over to me, and the monotone switched off.
  — Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• The judge, in a deep monotone voice, repeated the script.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 19 June 2018
• The super-wide leg, the monotone wash, the awkward length...hi, Dad.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 28 June 2017
• There is a mix of tones and hues throughout the cockpit to help avoid a monotone look.
  — G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
• His critiques were muttered in a rapid-fire monotone out of the side of his mouth.
  — Bruce McCall, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
• Brown likens it to a melody that becomes one, long monotone sound.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2021
• But if my all-black wardrobe didn’t offend them, the somber monotone of my Spanish did.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• Shiv delivers one to the press through a low monotone, almost a growl.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 11 Apr. 2023
• In a low, monotone voice, Gómez Quiñones read through the syllabus with all the enthusiasm of a chair.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2020
• Tuck a plain white pocket square into the breast pocket for a monotone look.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 19 Aug. 2023
• A lot of your character's mannerisms — the yo-yo, the constant eating, the monotone voice — aren't in the book.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 July 2021
• Slavs do battle with monotone hordes, and then with each other.
  — Sophie Pinkham, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2020
• Our guide had a calming vibe with his monotone voice and slow descriptions of the history of the home.
  — David Duran, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2016
• The crunch of the sesame and seaweed is not only addictive on its own, but works well to dress up any bland monotone meal.
  — Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2023
• When the Kens are fighting on the beach the background suddenly changes to a pastel background with the Kens dressed in monotones.
  — Time, 21 July 2023
• Not even a new monotone blonde narrator by the name of Kristin Cavallari could save it.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 24 June 2019
• Characters read texts aloud in monotone while the camera frames them in doorways and peers at them through glass.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 June 2021
• Debater spells out its arguments in the placid monotone that is familiar to users of Siri and Alexa.
  — Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 19 June 2018
• Their black coats and wide-brimmed hats disrupted the beige monotone of the mountainside behind them.
  — New York Times, 17 Feb. 2021
• The first is a black monotone look with either gray or red contrast stitching, and the second is a black and Sevilla Red two-tone scheme.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 6 July 2021
• Without contrast, a monotone space can take on a boring, flat look.
  — Amanda Smith, ELLE Decor, 17 Apr. 2018
• His voice remained monotone; his speech soft and bereft of inflection points.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2019
• Although the aluminum trim added a sporty touch and the plastics were soft, the monotone interior looked plain.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 27 June 2017
• The road-hazard orange of a blood star leaps from its monotone environs.
  — Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 July 2017
• In place of his previous monotones are color blocking, bold stripes and a clash of florals and plaids.
  — Alexandra Marshall, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• To break up the monotone, a woven tote bag from Dragon Diffusion and Adidas Gazelle’s do just that.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023
• Yevhen spoke in an unnerving, quiet monotone, as if all the emotion had been burned out of him by months of shellfire.
  — Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 26 Jan. 2023

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monotone

2 of 2 adjective

• Many of the looks were monotone, but floral motifs were a main driver.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
• Princess Kate's fall wardrobe is proving that monochrome doesn't have to be so monotone.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2022
• The whirling sound of the hair dryer felt soothing, its monotone hum putting me in a calm, meditative state.
  — Andrea Aliseda, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2022
• As with any color, don’t go monotone with your monochrome.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2022
• Talking too long or in a monotone voice will cause the interviewer’s mind to wander.
  — Robin Ryan, Forbes, 12 July 2022
• The director alleged that Crowe read every line in a monotone voice and never looked up from the script to make eye contact with Julia Roberts.
  — Vulture, 15 Oct. 2022
• Talking too long, or in a monotone voice will surely cause the interviewer’s mind to wander.
  — Robin Ryan, Forbes, 18 May 2021
• McKinney did not speak in court other than to answer Judge Jeffrey Holmes’ questions in a monotone voice.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2020
• Teammates smacked his helmet in celebration and fans showered him with cheers, yet the noise all blurred into a slow, monotone hum.
  — Jesse Dougherty, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
• The clean, crisp and monotone interior practically looks brand new, in a tannish, light brown hue.
  — Houston Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
• One message, only a few seconds long, delivers the message in a monotone, robotic voice.
  — Jack Gillum, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2020
• But the internet fell in love with Larry — the soft, steady, monotone narrator of the middle-of-the-night tsunami scare that sent hundreds of Alaskans evacuating for higher ground.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2018
• The ready-to-wear palate was rigorously monotone, in strong shades including tangerine, lavender, teal and black.
  — Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• Between the mix of monotone suits and emblazoned Gucci accessories lies a sense of control that is in some ways otherworldly.
  — Kimberly Aleah, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022
• While Hathaway’s outfit included sky-high platforms and a glittery frock, the ensemble carried a monotone ease.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2022
• Reading verbatim tends to flatten the vocal inflection and produce a monotone voice.
  — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• Contrasting colors are often a better choice than a monotone design.
  — Monika Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2021
• While the exterior is very monotone, there's a splash of color inside, where the theme of simplification continues.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 13 Aug. 2021
• Right-hander Zac Gallen, speaking in his dry, monotone voice on Sunday afternoon, sounded like a pitcher coming off a rough performance.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2022
• Springsteen's voice starts off weary, nearly monotone, then slowly lifted by a wall of sound (guitars, organ, sax, drums, glockenspiel, bass, keyboards) culminating in the finest woo-oah's!
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 27 June 2022
• Standing can often give you more energy, and an enthusiastic voice will sound better on the phone versus answering questions in a monotone style.
  — Chron, 3 Sep. 2021
• As the losses piled up, the monotone Stefanski inspired little confidence.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
• For Holland there's an appreciation for nature, even its monotone whiteness, where the only sounds are wind and an occasional seagull.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2022
• The device originally featured a monotone, robotic voice.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• Jenna Ortega stars as the titular character, in an expert performance riddled with monotone one-liners and spine-tingling stares.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 7 Dec. 2022
• The artist, who died in 1987, was a master of his own cult of personality, and the robot was practically a manifestation of how the world perceived him: meticulously crafted, if a bit rigid and monotone in his conversational style.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 9 Mar. 2022
• Even McCarthy clowned him by imitating the eldest Kardashian’s famously monotone voice.
  — Rachel Yang, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2020
• The Brazilian President's speech was calmly given, even monotone at times, opening with a numbing sales pitch of his country to investors that touted developments in sanitation and transportation services.
  — Caitlin Hu, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021
• Hands in his sweatshirt’s pocket, his voice nearly monotone, coach Tyronn Lue rattled off the same themes that have doomed so many losses: inconsistent transition play, anemic rebounding, an absence of physicality.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2022
• Originally on National Geographic, this offers stunning visuals and lush writing but does get a bit monotone.
  — Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2020

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