How to Use monologue in a Sentence
monologue
noun
- The play begins with the main character's monologue.
- I stifled a yawn as she launched into a monologue about how she is going to become a famous star.
- The comedian is famous for his monologue about winning the lottery.
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The actress and singer popped in at the end of the pair's opening monologue.
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David Oliver,
USA TODAY,
11 Dec. 2022
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When the monologues ended, pictures of their sons flashed on the screen.
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Jasmine Hilton,
Washington Post,
25 Nov. 2023
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Will there be a dance number, a filmed sketch, a monologue?
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Gary Levin,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2023
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Cameron Cairnes The monologue that opens the show was probably the hardest thing to craft in the writing.
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Nov. 2023
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Sure, Baitz loves a Bible-spiked monologue on the shifting nature of good and evil.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Sep. 2024
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The utopia promised by that monologue would seem to lack any reason for tension.
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Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2023
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Chazelle is obsessed with jazz, so maybe that solo takes the place of a monologue.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2022
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To be clear: In his latest monologue, Mike Birbiglia is not the old man.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Nov. 2022
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But the strike only ended two days ago, so what was the plan for the monologue before that news broke?
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Vulture,
12 Nov. 2023
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Episode 2 Palm trees Mulaney did a deep dive on the picturesque trees that line L.A.’s streets, in a monologue .
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Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2024
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It is buried by the sense of release that comes late in the movie — a stunning closing monologue that leaves much of the court in tears.
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K. Austin Collins,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2023
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Kimmel didn't restrict his slap jokes just to the monologue.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2023
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Vogue reports that the play is a monologue with pictures and music.
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Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2024
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But John had wanted to be wronged back, to be asked to explain himself in a long monologue.
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Camille Bordas,
The New Yorker,
3 July 2023
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The comedian made a joke about Swift, 34, and the NFL during his monologue.
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Julia Moore,
Peoplemag,
8 Jan. 2024
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Bening can do more with a laugh than most actors do with whole monologues.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2023
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Bravo to Jack Lowdon’s silent monologue — the performance of the year.
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Armond White,
National Review,
6 Jan. 2023
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Actually, to be fair to Swift, viewers thought that Koy’s monologue was off-putting from the star.
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Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2024
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Read full article Kelce danced out onto the SNL stage to start his monologue.
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Aleysha Haniff,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Mar. 2023
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During the opening monologue, Bridges sang a duet with Cookie.
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Sopan Deb,
New York Times,
27 Nov. 2023
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Rudd, thrilled by the theme of Wiig’s monologue, couldn’t contain himself.
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William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2024
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Carmichael’s opening monologue was his strongest showing of the night.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
11 Jan. 2023
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The opening monologue built to a first meeting between Adele and Dwayne Johnson.
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Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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Which was no surprise after your SNL monologue, which was elite.
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Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 May 2024
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Jane has so many of those long look into the camera while the narrator goes on a monologue moments.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 June 2024
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Phoebe Cates gets a comedic monologue mocking her serious one in G1.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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For her opening monologue, Grande wore a satin Mugler tulip dress from the label’s fall 1982 collection.
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Hannah Malach,
WWD,
14 Oct. 2024
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