“Miss Grimes's distinctive voice and manner cut through the tedium even as she makes her first acidulous comment about the widow Harbury.”

“Mohammed dreamt up his alter ego working behind the counter at a drugstore, pining for something to freshen the job's tedium.”

“It is a process of adaptation, a habit acquired with effort, pain, and tedium.”

“This will help them acquire useful skills without the monotony and tediousness of a regular school session.”

“There were no tables of water in sight, though, and the tediousness of the walk was starting to get to me.”

“Under such a system, much of the tediousness of gross photography, such as sticker labeling, sticker removal, and image sorting will disappear.”