Example Sentences

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Lulls and awkwardness in small talk are normal, says Bonfil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Lulls end when CBP officers approach: “We need a family.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Lulls in stroke admission in normal times last a day or two, not weeks and they will be seen in one center, not across the board.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2020

Lulls are the core of a .500 team, which the Wizards are struggling to be.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2016

Where the robin chants her lay Sweetly at the dawn of day,         Or with care Builds her soft and downy nest, Lulls her little brood to rest,         God is there!

From Canadian Wild Flowers by Johnson, Helen M. (Helen Mar)