He grumbles dreadfully, poor boy, at our old-fashioned, humdrum ways.

I rather fancy, for all his humdrum ways, he would be a difficult man to thwart.

Do not drop into the humdrum ways of many contented husbands, and forget to pay the compliment, and cease to act the lover.

Perhaps she may be able to give Emily some amusements, though I fear they will only make her more discontented with our humdrum ways.