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

The musical is an American invention, and its garish traditions blossomed during the Great Depression when extravaganza at the movie theater relieved the dullness of everyday life.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

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

A 90-minute ramble revealed L.A.’s familiar extremes: big houses alongside dingbats, the shock of the unexpected coinciding with numbing dullness.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

He would lose himself in thoughts of her, and plan his next letter, refining the phrases, trying to find comedy in the dullness.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan