dulled

Example Sentences

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Yet performance has not dulled the appetite for change.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The law’s shield is shattered, and its sword is dulled.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

But strategic-reserve releases, supplies already at sea and, until recently, Iran’s own substantial shipments, have dulled the blow and made it seem less-serious to ordinary consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The gloves are weathered and white, their brightness dulled by the decades, with the brand name “reusch” across the knuckles and a big, plum-colored sun on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

I occupied my mind with other things and tried not to twitch at the nahlrout- dulled jabs of the needle.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss