dully

Example Sentences

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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Even this winter, the snow and record low temperatures couldn’t dully my getaway.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

The land is on fire, dully but durably, its condition relayed from time to time in the measured tones of the weather report.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2021

But despite their chemistry, I found myself secretly, silently rooting for Daphne to say yes to her other suitor: unmysterious, dully predictable Prince Friedrich of Prussia.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2021

I was standing there dully, wondering where I’d put the box, when all of a sudden I became aware that Francis was immediately behind me, and I turned around.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt