dull
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In “An Unexpected Life” she makes her own decades dull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"When you're on tour, it's quite dull when you're travelling so it was quite good to have something to read," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
While “Cursum Perficio” may be a bit heavy for some metal fans, it’s neither dull nor predictable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
I snarl, licking my shoulder, which throbs with dull pain.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
A 1986 merger between two boringly-named pipeline companies resulted in an even duller appellation, HNG-InterNorth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
That show is growing duller, and more lethargic and repetitive, by the day, like watching reruns of a canceled sitcom.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
Further north and west however, it was duller, cooler and wetter.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
They don’t always mesh well, and the darker the series gets, the duller it becomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
First I tried the 500s, which looked pretty dull if you ask me, and then over to the 600s, which looked a whole lot duller, and I’m not lying.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Ms. Coppola poses the dullest questions and gets very little in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“When you are a scientist, and you are trying to prove or disprove a notion, you work at the bench doing the dullest, most routine things over and over and over again,” Baltimore once explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
"That was one of the dullest Manchester derbies I've seen," Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
The first half might have been one of the dullest of a tournament that has already seen five 0-0 draws.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
This is the dullest scene I’ve ever been in.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Some time into their ceaseless road trip, the threat of the people in the woods dulls.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Vulgar language can be effective in a sharp response, but it dulls with overuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But the passage of time naturally dulls the horror for people farther away.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
The sharp pain in my heart dulls to an ache, though my thoughts are still full of my family.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Yet performance has not dulled the appetite for change.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
The law’s shield is shattered, and its sword is dulled.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
But that hasn’t dulled my curiosity in space exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Five years after a Times investigation dulled the shine of the glitzy Hollywood affair, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, airing Sunday, will cap off a multi-day series of events and tributes now dubbed “Golden Week.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
For the first time I saw his eyes were a strange shade of pale brown, as if they had been dulled by some deep sadness that the years had turned into anger.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
Paradoxically, it is the unwavering commitment to a narrow range of recognizable figures, dulling in its totality, that turned his signature style into a full-blown brand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The higher costs have prompted chocolate makers to raise their prices, dulling consumers' appetite for the sweets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
She said the government was not just waiting for the dulling to take place, and had invested £5m in interim, shorter-term road safety issues on the A9.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
Insect repellents are not meant to kill insects, but work by dulling their senses to prevent them from finding humans, according to the National Pesticide Information Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
The dimness soothed me, dulling the hard edges of the day.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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