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Blunted is an English word with synonyms like dulled or dull. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Blunted meaning

simple past and past participle of blunt

Synonyms of Blunted

dulled dull

Related words

Other words often associated with Blunted or its synonyms:

lusterless desiccated leaden modify greyed change soft uninterested lacklustre desiccate colourless blunt

Using Blunted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of blunt
  • Useful related words include: dulled, dull.
  • In the example corpus, blunted often appears in combinations such as: blunted the, been blunted, blunted by.

Context around Blunted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 1× used 1× policy 1× infection 1× largely 1× slightly 1× become 1× corp 1× lines 1× somehow 1×

Often after:

weapons 1× others 1× snouts 1× certainly 1× higuain 1× growth 1× gladius 1×

Sentence patterns with Blunted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as they blunted any possibility 1× attack is blunted certainly at 1× been slightly blunted 1× devils somehow blunted this pluck 1× even when blunted by aggressive 1× for a blunted higuain 1× had been blunted they felt 1× have used blunted weapons throughout 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a judge wants 1× after heavy rains 1× another democratic strategist 1× before the listed 1× but as new 1× dell technologies inc 1×

Common sentence endings:

a blunted higuain 1× and gender discrimination 1× and live music 1× been slightly blunted 1× blunted this pluck 1× blunted weapons throughout 1×

Words around Blunted

Just before it in the word index:

blunt 644 blunsdon 4 blunkett 4 blunk 5 blundstone 5 blunders 96

Just after it in the word index:

blunter 10 blunting 13 bluntisham 3 bluntly 134 bluntman 2 bluntness 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbeys 42 abundances 42 aced 42 ackman 42 actinides 42 adeboye 42

Corpus analysis for Blunted

  • In this selection, "blunted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, used, policy, weapons, others and snouts stand out and add context to how "blunted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as they blunted any possibility and attack is blunted certainly at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blunted" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blunted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The defence of Devils somehow blunted this pluck. (8 words)

The policy blunted the technology’s potential for accountability in other ways. (12 words)

It is rare that Australia's attack is blunted, certainly at home. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Pools were largely blunted in Saturday's stalemate with Southend but supporters will be hoping Khan might be the man to take some of the load off 21-goal frontman Mani Dieseruvwe. (32 words)

Before the listed contests were fought, the gladiators may have held informal warm-up matches, using blunted or dummy weapons – some munera, however, may have used blunted weapons throughout. (29 words)

A judge wants the points of kitchen knives to be rounded and blunted to reduce the number of young men dying from stab wounds in street attacks. (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Before the listed contests were fought, the gladiators may have held informal warm-up matches, using blunted or dummy weapons – some munera, however, may have used blunted weapons throughout.

Another Democratic strategist suggested that Biden’s dominance within the party has blunted others’ confidence in their electoral prospects.

The policy blunted the technology’s potential for accountability in other ways.

After heavy rains, they sometimes found baby dragons washed up on rocks nearby: slender and sinuous with blunted snouts, frilled throats and nearly translucent pink skin.

But as new variants evolved and both vaccines and repeated waves of infection blunted the threat of the virus, the official symptom list grew.

It is rare that Australia's attack is blunted, certainly at home.

Neither of the Yorkshiremen were troubled as they blunted any possibility of the early wickets that would have got West Indies back in the game.

Pools were largely blunted in Saturday's stalemate with Southend but supporters will be hoping Khan might be the man to take some of the load off 21-goal frontman Mani Dieseruvwe.

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The new data shows the extent to which these laws have blunted the effects of the bans.

In the desktop, at least, AMD’s rise has been slightly blunted.

This is because their immune systems become blunted with age and struggle to mount a powerful response to infection.

Back with the Bianconeri, but with Ronaldo now the spearhead, there doesn’t appear to be room (again, not a fat joke) for a blunted Higuain.

Dell Technologies Inc. lowered its annual revenue forecast after component shortages from supplier Intel Corp. blunted growth prospects despite buoyant corporate demand for new personal computers.

Others had been ripped off, their slim lines blunted with browning ends.

They said their careers had been blunted, they felt marginalized in meetings, and endured other forms of sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

A judge wants the points of kitchen knives to be rounded and blunted to reduce the number of young men dying from stab wounds in street attacks.

He forged for them the weapons of nonviolence that withstood and blunted the ferocity of segregation.

If not in court, than in a coliseum with a blunted gladius and live music.

Part of that lingering mood comes from the fact that Ferry melodies are always rich and romantic, even when blunted by aggressive rhythms.

The defence of Devils somehow blunted this pluck.

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Common combinations with blunted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blunted" in a sentence?
An example: "Before the listed contests were fought, the gladiators may have held informal warm-up matches, using blunted or dummy weapons – some munera, however, may have used blunted weapons throughout." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "blunted" from authentic English texts.
What does "blunted" mean?
Blunted means: simple past and past participle of blunt
What are synonyms of "blunted"?
Common synonyms of "blunted" include: dulled, dull.
How many example sentences with "blunted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "blunted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.