dull
Example Sentences
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"When you make a book," he once said, "it's like making a hand grenade. It's a dull process but when you throw it the person at the other end gets the effect."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Senses dull and blunt in that special way where it feels like your brain is wearing a weighted vest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Unlike such Pixar heroines as Riley in the “Inside Out” movies and Mei in “Turning Red,” she isn’t especially relatable, and the script by Jesse Andrews relies heavily on dull slapstick and broad gags.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Hughes’ script supplies Andie with a fount of vivacious wit and self-assurance, which is what makes watching her dull her shine as the film progresses so confounding.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
The letter went on to discuss the finer points of the multiplication tables, in precise and painfully dull detail.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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