dulled

Example Sentences

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Part of the problem: The U.K. version’s edginess was dulled for U.S. airwaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

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

For them, there will be no better feeling than paying off their mortgage and writing that last check — even if the satisfaction is slightly dulled because of your generosity.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

We children tiptoed around them or else played in the farthest reaches of the yard, our voices dulled lest they incite our parents.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago