grow dull

Alas, despite appealing actors, handsome drawing rooms and impressive estates, “the story’s lone joke and its grinding literalness grow dull,” Manohla Dargis wrote in The Times.

Their lips crack, and their eyes grow dull.

After hours slicing through thousands of birds, knives grow dull, skid off the cold slippery parts, stabbing workers in the hand or arm.

The lawsuit and trial at the center of the story — the largest criminal case ever tried in South Dakota, we’re told — take up much of the running time, and never grow dull.

The lawsuit and trial at the center of the story — the largest criminal case ever tried in South Dakota, we’re told — take up much of the running time, and never grow dull.