lulling

Example Sentences

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When the curtain rose on opening night, audiences heard it as the opera’s opening number: Clara, seated on a dock in Charleston, gently lulling her baby to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It’s almost symphonic, carrying on for almost seven minutes before descending into a lulling silence.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

He had a warm, lulling tone but played — like the concertmaster, Frank Huang, in the Sibelius last week — with the selfless stage presence of a section leader rather than an assertive star.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The lulling movement, combined with the heat, had knocked him out like a prizefighter’s punch.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm