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Meanings of very humdrum in English

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Usage of very humdrum in English
1
They used to begin at the beginning; that was very humdrum.'
The Three Clerks
2
It was, for all her commotion, a very humdrum thing that had happened to her.
Joyce of the North Woods
3
The charge against him now was the very humdrum one of stealing treasure that he was supposed to guard.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 / Little J...
4
He did not know what a troubling effect they had upon Philip; they seemed to make his life very humdrum.
Of Human Bondage
5
He didn't like books in which dull, cranky writers describe humdrum events in the very humdrum lives of humdrum people.
The Neverending Story
6
The winter became severe and stormy, confining us much to the house, and obliging us to lead very humdrum sort of lives.
Hudson Bay
7
It has been very pleasant, and when you go it will be very humdrum again; our conversation, mustering, rounding-up, bullocks, and rabbits.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 02
8
Of course you have the makings of a situation here, but it is all very humdrum, as far as I am concerned.
The Good Soldier
9
'Life at home is going to seem very humdrum from now on.'
The power of the legendary greek
10
That's the whole story- averyhumdrum one.
The Nest Builder: A Novel
11
'The practical husbands and wives who take things philosophically are very humdrum, are they not?
A Pair of Blue Eyes
12
"It will be very humdrum, if you please," said Lily.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
13
"But failing Lucifer, I shall probably be very humdrum."
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
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