Example Sentences

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Yet, Carlson’s listless approach to the Russian dictator, who droned on endlessly, proved a wasted opportunity.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

Footage posted by Sam Yebri, a former City Council candidate, showed smoke billowing in the street as people yelled and a siren droned.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

“We don’t need no education/We don’t need no thought control,” droned the singer with a slight German accent.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

As the land war droned on, the power of the submarine was being starkly demonstrated on the high seas.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Her grandfather droned on and on about the plagues and the exodus from Egypt.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen