dulled

Example Sentences

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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

You can tell she has written jokes, and maybe in print they would make you laugh—my guess is, they would—but her thin timbre and dulled rhythms don’t serve the material well at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The gloves are weathered and white, their brightness dulled by the decades, with the brand name “reusch” across the knuckles and a big, plum-colored sun on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The twin points of light in his eyes had dulled and nearly vanished, as if someone had entered his eyes with a minute paintbrush and painted them gray.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee