TEDIUM in a Sentence

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Japanese people wage over $180bn a year on this pinball derivative, fleeing the tedium of office and home life for its noisy thrills.

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 Meanings and Examples of TEDIUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tedium
 n.  dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
Classic Sentence:
1  As the omnibus contained only one other passenger, a sleepy old lady, Amy pocketed her veil and beguiled the tedium of the way by trying to find out where all her money had gone to.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
2  Carol herself would gladly have followed Mr. Ole Jenson, and migrated even to another Main Street; flight from familiar tedium to new tedium would have for a time the outer look and promise of adventure.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
3  To relieve the tedium of this untimely day she would overhaul the cupboards containing her grandfather's old charts and other rubbish, humming Saturday-night ballads of the country people the while.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 7 Queen of Night
Example Sentence:
1  It is an excellent film that avoids the tedium of the conventional documentary.
2  Japanese people wage over $180bn a year on this pinball derivative, fleeing the tedium of office and home life for its noisy thrills.
3  She began to wonder whether she wouldn't go mad with the tedium of the job.