one-note
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Few of the projected details included here are more unfortunate than the one-note, relentlessly glowering expressions of the dancers performing Tybalt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
“It’s hard not to still see the rally as a boom driven by a one-note narrative,” she said in a recent note.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
But the music was never as basic or one-note as their image suggested.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
Soon after it disappeared, Stone recorded “Everyday People,” a jolly song about tolerance that featured an unusual one-note bassline by Graham, and popularized the phrase “different strokes for different folks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
The cicadas hummed their one-note song, just as they had at home in Florida.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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