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 complaints against Mr. Cuomo can seem dully familiar in the #MeToo era: another set of stories about awkward come-ons and young women scared of speaking up, this time set in Albany.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 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

They saw now that the pillars were richly carved, gleaming dully with gold and half-seen colours.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien