Example Sentences

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The talk about a Western Union in Europe, which had been droning off to a snore, buzzed up again.

From Time Magazine Archive

High-spirited young Duff Cooper was succeeded by the completely unexciting Earl Stanhope, who had been droning along as president of the Board of Education.

From Time Magazine Archive

All this while the ancient had been droning something about the beauties of the old flat-bed presses, and the goshly-gorfulness of machine printing.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

We were out of the field by this time, and Miss Bess caught hold of Jacob's reins, for up till now the old fellow had been droning along at his own pace.

From Nurse Heatherdale's Story by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

Suddenly, too, a voice which had been droning far away became audible.

From The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant by Irwin, Will