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Consumer spending snapped back in August after a brief lull, adding to mounting evidence of an acceleration in the U.S. economy despite a series of strains.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

It isn’t like soccer where you can just boot the ball around for 45 minutes and lull your overmatched opponent to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Unlike a simple checklist, it felt like the app was doing everything in its power to lull you into spending more time there.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Bali has seen tourist numbers recover past its pandemic lull.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

And when I finish there's a lull and she says, "Can I ask you something random?"

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Naturally, this created relative lulls in the set for those newer to the singer and a welcome chance to catch a breath.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

But against Oklahoma City, the Lakers’ lulls became an invitation for the Thunder to strike.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

It tends to go through deep lulls once customers get their drives in place and supply catches up to demand.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

The air smells like wet grain and hedge trimmings; in the lulls between their footfalls, she can hear a deep, nearly subsonic roar.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"People potentially get lulled into a sense of security when the intensity of sunlight is weak and they spend too long outdoors without adequate protection. We have shown that is a problem for skin damage."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“The wake-up call was necessary. It’s been very easy for Western powers in recent decades to be lulled into a sense of false security,” Hood said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

After an initial splurge on travel and entertainment, retirees are often lulled into a sense of complacency because their spending tends to decrease during the first decade after leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Her partner, Art Linfoot, built the house they lost, a cabin with a wraparound porch and a year-round brook where deer drank and the sound of the water lulled the couple to sleep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

The ether smell that surrounded him like a cloud had lulled me back to sleep.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

The first hour of the drive was easy enough, lulling us into a false sense of security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025

Recently, when nothing was lulling me to slumber, I finally surrendered to the siren call of celebrity spiritual sage Jay Shetty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Combined, they mean lulling the opponent into complacency, Mr. Pillsbury said.

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023

He missed the lulling lub-dub but found staying awake in class and paying attention to Miss K much easier.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary