blunted
Example Sentences
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With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
To this point, age has not blunted Messi's ability.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
China’s steady efforts to diversify its energy, especially in renewables, and building up its strategic petroleum reserves blunted the hit.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Current and former officials say they believe the ability of Iran to control the passageway will be blunted as its military assets are diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
It was an enormous leap of faith to give them arrows, even if the tips were blunted.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
