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
Taylor imbues a grave defiance in Perfidia, rounding out what could be a one-note character in someone else’s hands into a moving, heartbreaking portrait of a rebel.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025
The initial reaction to this 3D platformer was cautious, and some fans wondered if the gameplay - which sees gaming's most famous ape smashing his way through destructible levels - would be a bit one-note.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
He bayed louder and louder and then kept it to a loud, one-note song.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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