hum-drum

He was and is a total innocent, struck mute by the hum-drum of existence, gaping at butterflies and automatic pencil sharpeners alike, as mystical as a medieval epileptic.

Under the Buttonwood Tree (Excerpt) Joshua Moses 2011

Nobody loves a hum-drum trader but every deal I had cooked up over the last two weeks seemed to just stick to the pan.

A Horse Trader on the Rail-Runner Warren Smith 2011

Hydraulics is often viewed as a mature, hum-drum technology, says Sandeep Kar , Frost & Sullivan's global head of commercial-vehicle research, but its potential in fuel savings is greater than many people realize.

Garbage Trucks Pick Up Fuel Savings James R. Hagerty 2011

"Simple fare, well-prepared, fast service—and interesting, not just your regular sort of hum-drum lunch fare," he said.

Dopo 2011

That's peachy for some people, for some hum-drum people to be, but some people ain't me.

Look, He Made A Hat: Sondheim Talks Sondheim 2010

However, Forrest concludes with a statement that all Pan Am people can relate to: So whatever else has happened, I am figgerin this: I can always look back an say, at least I ain't led no hum-drum life.

Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011

It's all hum-drum, and podgy, and slow-going, any going so long as you get there heaven knows when.

Chapter 19 2010

Moore's work turned hum-drum superheroes (such as Swamp Thing and the Blue Beetle/Nite Owl) in the humdrum world of superheroes into dynamic, electrifying figures who had social, religious and political implications with psychological depth.

MIND MELD: Who are Your Literary Influences in the Ongoing Conversation of Science Fiction? 2009

Most Americans inevitably lend themselves to drama and likely enjoy much of it hence the popularity of the Kardashians, as it offers a momentary escape from their hum-drum, everyday life and often affords them the illusion of living vicariously.

Alex D'Andrea: 100 Million Per Day Just to Keep the Light on!! Alex D'Andrea 2012

That's peachy for some people, for some hum-drum people to be, but some people ain't me.

Look, He Made A Hat: Sondheim Talks Sondheim 2010