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.
  • The easiest things to change are the news and the monologue.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • Later, the Bach and part of the monologue were cut, but the essence of the scene remained.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The actress and singer popped in at the end of the pair's opening monologue.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • When the monologues ended, pictures of their sons flashed on the screen.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Watch her opening monologue here and the rest of her skits here.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Will there be a dance number, a filmed sketch, a monologue?
    — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Cameron Cairnes The monologue that opens the show was probably the hardest thing to craft in the writing.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • On the set the next day, the producers cut the monologue and Pam is heartbroken.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Why did Lalo let Gus have a monologue and not just shoot him?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 July 2022
  • And once the monologue was done, Stewart faded into the background and let the show be the show.
    — John Ortved, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Sure, Baitz loves a Bible-spiked monologue on the shifting nature of good and evil.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The monologue has no time stamp, no constraints of pace or length imposed by the rest of the novel.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The utopia promised by that monologue would seem to lack any reason for tension.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Chazelle is obsessed with jazz, so maybe that solo takes the place of a monologue.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Dec. 2022
  • To be clear: In his latest monologue, Mike Birbiglia is not the old man.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Nov. 2022
  • One of my favorite things was his monologue about urine on his shoelaces.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022
  • The wild line sparked an outpouring of memes, and more than a few late-night monologue jokes.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The last words of the series, fittingly, come in the form of Joe’s inner monologue.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But the strike only ended two days ago, so what was the plan for the monologue before that news broke?
    — Vulture, 12 Nov. 2023
  • In a style that suggests an extended monologue, Lurie shares the highs and the lows with equal verve.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Episode 2 Palm trees Mulaney did a deep dive on the picturesque trees that line L.A.’s streets, in a monologue .
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • 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.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Kimmel didn't restrict his slap jokes just to the monologue.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Vogue reports that the play is a monologue with pictures and music.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Later on in his monologue, Hart made a joke about West, 48, à la the new movie Sinners.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 10 June 2025
  • There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 June 2025
  • No wonder Lucy eventually snaps and spits out a venomous monologue straight to the camera.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

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