How to Use ho-hum in a Sentence

ho-hum

adjective
  • Take a dresser from ho-hum to wow with one of these easy DIY projects.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
  • So what takes a ho-hum taco to a new level of greatness?
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And the center closed the Jazz out with a ho-hum 27 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The creator trying to stand out in a sea of ho-hum, same-old content.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • With smoky hues like chocolate mauve and ash brown in the lead, the best brunette shades of today aren't ho-hum by any means.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The Standard hotel line is anything but a ho-hum place to hang your hat.
    — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The bottom of the notebook is a ho-hum affair with two rows of vents along the back of the panel with a larger one in the hinge.
    — PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Some of the uses might surprise you, while some uses might be ho-hum.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • If his numbers are merely ho-hum, will that be a turn-off for teams picking in the top 10?
    — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • If his numbers are merely ho-hum, will that be a turn-off for teams picking in the top 10?
    — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • But a made bed can take a room from ho-hum to pulled-together in just a few minutes.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Food and Drink In a land of ho-hum restaurants, Casa Colina stands out.
    — Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2024
  • In a ho-hum game against the Titans last week, Justin Herbert only threw 18 times.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The fiery Jezebel sauce can be the answer to taking a ho-hum buffet to memorable new heights.
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
  • That's not enough to pick against the Celtics, though, even after what felt like a ho-hum 61-21 regular season.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • His post-draft, post-WR news consensus expert rank is a ho-hum WR32.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • After your orchid plant's flowers have fallen off, you're left with a ho-hum clump of leaves.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
  • After your orchid plant's flowers have fallen off, you're left with a ho-hum clump of leaves.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Step aside ho-hum sandwiches and Thermos soups—there are some new meal options in town.
    — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 28 July 2023
  • Even so, Australia has a knack for coming out of a ho-hum kind of day nicely, and the team is in second place, three points back from Canada.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Even so, Australia has a knack for coming out of a ho-hum kind of day nicely, and the team is in second place, three points back from Canada.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • There’s politics and political art, which, like all art, can fall into categories of the good, the bad, the ho-hum, and the heinous. ...
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Mainly the problem that is feeding a ho-hum human body day after day.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Plain white houses where every room is coated in the same ho-hum shade lacks interest.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Plain white houses where every room is coated in the same ho-hum shade lacks interest.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Williams is so good again, even better than last season, that there is sometimes a ho-hum feeling watching him.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • After the ho-hum first, the B’s had to contend with their ongoing problems in the second period.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • After the ho-hum first, the B’s had to contend with their ongoing problems in the second period.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Stand mixers can turn ho-hum cookies that take hours to mix into quick bake-sale-worthy creations.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
  • Add to that the fact that buying physical goods has become a ho-hum exercise for so many people.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023

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