dun

Example Sentences

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But developers won’t know it until state officials dun them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

One of this crew, no surprise, ends up dead before the night is over, and an unusually somber Poirot must figure out whodunit, before he himself gets dun.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

At the Elko Convention Center, a painted tarp frames the stage: a cloudless blue sky and the dun prow of a mesa jutting skyward.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2019

Dun dun duuuun: The dark side of Silicon Valley philanthropy is finally getting some attention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2018

Wart looked quickly at Merlyn, ducked his head between his legs and had a look through there, rattled his feathers into place, and began to scratch his dun with the sharp talon of one toe.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White