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

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

The medicine dulled the ache, but it’s still there, and my elbow screams at me whenever I forget.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed