Sentence examples for humdrum existence from inspiring English sources

Harriet longs to cast off her humdrum existence as a governess.

Even in the midst of great events, humdrum existence grinds on.

It is still a refuge from the sturm and drang of humdrum existence.

But they were frivolous, fun, and most of all, they added a little spontaneity to an otherwise humdrum existence.

He says that he conjured up his apparently humdrum existence in order to protect us, his imaginary friend.

"What a resort sold was a feeling of relaxed luxury and a freedom from the everyday humdrum existence that guests were trying to escape," Mr. Lapidus said.

They have all entered willingly into their humdrum existences here in Arlington Park and yet they are all deeply unhappy: dissatisfied, frustrated, enraged.

J.K. Rowling's magical world, which adds new or revitalized concepts to a familiar world, is a rich source of vocabulary for describing our humdrum existences with more color and imagination. .

Both religious and secular pilgrims seek a "mystical or magico-religious experience," she writes, "a moment when they experience something out of the ordinary that marks a transition from the mundane secular humdrum world of our everyday existence to a special and sacred state".

The humdrum previous existence of the Andaz location means Marcel Wanders has enjoyed more freedom of expression than traditional canal houses allow.

(One of the attractions of this novel, the quietness of which is easy to mistake for inertia, is the way it defamiliarises humdrum British existence).