Example Sentences

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Kobe had received a recruiting letter from Dean Smith and had been so thrilled — Dean Smith! — that he had opened the envelope in English class while his teacher was droning on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2022

Biden several times halted his train of thought, saying that he was droning on too long or didn’t want to bore his audience.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

Reality was droning on as usual, with impartial sunlight streaming through a nearby window and picking out swirls of dust motes.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

While Bezos was droning on, a protester jumped on the stage, shouting something about chickens and terrible conditions on industrial farms.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2019

Through the wall the school Xerox machine was droning, droning, droning.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell