dullness
Example Sentences
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It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Excessive coloring of the hair to lighten the color can cause damage to the hair shaft leading to dullness, increased hair fragility, and breakage.
From National Geographic • Aug. 22, 2023
But his approach to his books was shaped in part by his Jesuit background, by the depth of his learning and the dullness of how he learned it.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
The film is an ode to the punk-rock scene of the 1990s Midwest, a space where Simon and Patty both find relief from the dullness of the world around them.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
But Matt still fought against the dullness that threatened to overwhelm him.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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