one-note
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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What irks me is how one-note the character writing is, and how the movie’s youthful, seemingly forward-thinking perspective allows Barker to get away with reducing Nikki to nothing.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
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
The Brazilian has blown hot and cold in the WSL, but here added essential pace and urgency to a City attack which had grown one-note and low on ideas.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
“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
"Your mom's right about the scowling—it's a little one-note."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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