grow dull
Example Sentences
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Nor is it new to fume that poets in particular grow dull amid the trappings of capitalism.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012
Rare is the dog-owner who has not seen one of his animals grow dull, lose appetite, begin to cough, vomit, twitch, discharge from nose and eyes, or show some other of distemper's dismal symptoms.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Inspired by" actual interviews with youngsters, the engaging boho characters do, well, nothing much, yet they don't grow dull or self-consciously hip.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their lips crack, and their eyes grow dull.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
The fathers have quitted their post of honor, the wives grow dull beside the solitary hearth, and the children quarrel while waiting their turn to go abroad, each after his own fancy.
From The Simple Life by Hendee, Mary Louise
