dullness
Example Sentences
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It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Excessive coloring of the hair to lighten the color can cause damage to the hair shaft leading to dullness, increased hair fragility, and breakage.
From National Geographic • Aug. 22, 2023
A 90-minute ramble revealed L.A.’s familiar extremes: big houses alongside dingbats, the shock of the unexpected coinciding with numbing dullness.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023
“There was just a weird dullness on defense.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Before, they had laughed at me, despising me for my ignorance and dullness; now, they hated me for my knowledge and understanding.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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