dull
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The film follows an English family between the world wars and emphasizes the dull shabbiness of the setting’s middle-class life, the house and costumes coming in every shade of brown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
This cheerless club was grouchily owned, poorly assembled, haphazardly managed, chronically undermanned, and, worst of all, dull.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Nathan's name is just about visible on a little plaque at one end of the bridge, worn dull by the Yorkshire weather in the years since his death.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
But here in Somewhere, there are only dull shades of brown, gray, and more brown.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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