Example sentences for: tediously

How can you use “tediously” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • These extracts, which are in chronological order, have been well selected for clarity and interest; neither cryptically brief nor tediously long, they accurately reflect the opinions on, for example, World English--the spread of English and its emergence as a lingua franca--dating from 1846 to 1990; comments on Proper English are reflected in extracts dating from 1711 to 1986.

  • Anderson and his co-writer, Owen Wilson (who starred in the pair's last film, the tediously quirky 1996 Bottle Rocket ), play a funny game with their indefatigable protagonist.

  • Although some of those whose quotations have been collected here are tediously longwinded, most have been brief in their dismissal of much-cherished and much-criticized institutions--LAW-YERS, NEIGHBORS, HOLLYWOOD, PSYCHOANALYSIS, THE YOUNG--scores of categories are covered.

  • The play itself, a revival of a 1966 thriller, fares no better: "a tediously contrived wind-up toy that yells 'Boo!


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