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The phrase "a dreary exercise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an activity or task that is dull, tedious, or lacking in interest.
Example: "Completing the lengthy report felt like a dreary exercise that drained my motivation."
Alternatives: "a tedious task" or "a monotonous activity."
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It was a dreary exercise in the memorization and regurgitation of apparently unconnected facts.
That has made them poorer.The past six months could be seen as a dreary exercise in sharing out the pain.
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Looking over the photos from the rain-soaked premiere of The Great Gatsby at Cannes was a pretty dreary exercise.
Sometimes having a friend along can turn a dreary workout into a fun catchup session.
They are there to teach problem-solving, but so, too, are the dreary exercises of Hanon and Czerny, bogymen of every child at the keyboard.
It was a routine pass during a routine practice on a dreary August morning.
You might hit on a type of exercise that becomes a fun outlet instead of a dreary chore.
There's a dreary form to fill out about my medical particulars, height and weight, current and former exercise habits, and a saliva sample (obtained by scraping the inside of my cheek with a swab) that I sent off to their lab.
It was a dreary day.
What a dreary thought.
What a dreary world.
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