Tom Mary'nin mektubunu bize monoton bir sesle okudu.
- Tom read out Mary's letter to us in a monotone voice.
O, şiiri monoton bir şekilde okudu.
- He read the poem in a monotone.
When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.
In the formal register, such variation is reduced and the talk has a more monotone, business-like quality.