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How do you use Tedium in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like boredom or ennui, plus the exact meaning.

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Tedium in a sentence

Tedium meaning

Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

Synonyms of Tedium

Using Tedium

  • The main meaning on this page is: Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
  • Useful related words include: boredom, ennui, dissatisfaction, tediousness.
  • In the example corpus, tedium often appears in combinations such as: tedium of, the tedium, of tedium.

Context around Tedium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Tedium

  • In this selection, "tedium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pure, encounter, shrivelling, now and waiting stand out and add context to how "tedium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the tedium of a and approached the tedium with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tedium" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tedium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

If so why monotony, boredom or tedium? (7 words)

Much of the competition borders on tedium. (7 words)

At what stage do even they encounter tedium? (8 words)

Using the fly-on-the-wall documentary style of the period, The Office was also the arguably the first workplace sitcom to capture the soul-shrivelling tedium of sitting at a desk all day, nothing but your fag break to look forward to. (43 words)

One sequence, which involves a musing repetition on irritation and pleasure – on how one must surrender to tedium to acquire a taste, to stop wishing you were somewhere else in order to be truly present – is relaxing and maddening and rather droll. (42 words)

You get areas of intense activity and then a lot of tedium waiting for things to happen," says Paul Lane, vice-president and chief operating officer of Airspray Airtankers, which has a maintenance hangar at the airport in Red Deer, Alta. (41 words)

At what stage do even they encounter tedium? (8 words)

If so why monotony, boredom or tedium? (7 words)

Example sentences (20)

His stamina outpaces mine, too, meaning he can handily beat me at Snakes and Ladders and Ludo, games which require a tolerance for tedium I simply no longer possess.

Perhaps that film could possess even an ounce of 's power, but given the pure tedium of this attempt at a legacy sequel, I can safely say I'm a nonbeliever.

There is a predictable familiarity—a sense of tedium even—about where he could end up and where he eventually ends up.

Watching other people’s travel slides and home videos was once seen as the epitome of tedium – now it’s all some of us do.

At what stage do even they encounter tedium?

For players, making it through the travel and the tedium of a full slate of games and winning a title is like making it through six months of the same meal and the same movie every day.

If so why monotony, boredom or tedium?

Using the fly-on-the-wall documentary style of the period, The Office was also the arguably the first workplace sitcom to capture the soul-shrivelling tedium of sitting at a desk all day, nothing but your fag break to look forward to.

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You get areas of intense activity and then a lot of tedium waiting for things to happen," says Paul Lane, vice-president and chief operating officer of Airspray Airtankers, which has a maintenance hangar at the airport in Red Deer, Alta.

After that, the delegates will go to their classrooms – Select Committees A, B, C and D. They’ll probably discuss issues like the state school funding formula, but crafts such as making macaroni necklaces could break up the tedium.

Any family desperate enough to gather around on a wasted evening watching this formulaic overdose of tedium is in danger of breaking up already.

Depending on individual interest, the other chapters can range from just avoiding the academic tedium of details to being fully engaging.

One sequence, which involves a musing repetition on irritation and pleasure – on how one must surrender to tedium to acquire a taste, to stop wishing you were somewhere else in order to be truly present – is relaxing and maddening and rather droll.

Take away the hassle and tedium of floor cleaning by getting your hands on the iRobot Roomba 675.

But they also occasionally slip a little too dangerously toward tedium.

Even a section focusing on the tedium of film production seemed more exciting than anything else in the world.

Her novel has garnered some controversy for its bold treatment of the dark potential in the female psyche and its unflinching portrayal of tedium in motherhood alongside fierce love.

Life could be so much more enjoyable if we approached the tedium with a different mindset.

Much of the competition borders on tedium.

Then again, it might be a nice change of pace from the tedium of winter.

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Common combinations with tedium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tedium" in a sentence?
An example: "His stamina outpaces mine, too, meaning he can handily beat me at Snakes and Ladders and Ludo, games which require a tolerance for tedium I simply no longer possess." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tedium" from authentic English texts.
What does "tedium" mean?
Tedium means: Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
What are synonyms of "tedium"?
Common synonyms of "tedium" include: boredom, ennui, dissatisfaction, tediousness, tiresomeness, dullness.
How many example sentences with "tedium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tedium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.