Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Dull, the meaning and synonyms like change or slow.

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Dull in a sentence

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Dull meaning

  1. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
  2. Boring; not exciting or interesting.
  3. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

Synonyms of Dull

change slow blunt modify alter sharp soft lustreless lusterless lacklustre lackluster leaden arid desiccate desiccated

Example sentences (20)

In their glances gleamed an evil-boding fire, their teeth chattered and a dull groaning issued from their breasts.

Q1 is usually a dull quarter for the company as winter weather tends to impact activity levels in certain markets.

Color WOW Extra Shine Spray, for just £20.80 (currently on offer), was a gamechanger for my quite dull, limp hair.

A candle here or there usually helps with transforming a dull room into a cosy little space that can lift a mood.

Issues that is often faced by so many women with melanin-rich skin tone are dryness, dull and ashy-looking skin.

I’ve only seen him in the Little Mermaid unfortunately, and his acting as King Triton was emotionless and dull.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake showcases vast references from the show but falters due to dull combat.

It sounds dull but many have called it the best game of the year and we completely understand where they’re coming from.

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My brother was in the army and while I was shy and dull, he was handsome and flamboyant, teasing me for being so serious.

That is why, in my personal experience, when one feels dull and lacks a desire to work, sniffing ammonia may be of value.

Instead, it is the most muddled, confusing, aimless, anticlimactic, dull, and empty movie you might ever see.

It was fine for the movie, but it was terribly dull where the villains should be as cool to behold as Batman.

The color palette is a dull monotone, with light splashes of color, especially when a character is injured.

Even bad entries sometimes look nice, but a dull color palette and boring soundtrack keep this Black Knight from triumphing.

If you’re cursed with an Ivy-League memory, maybe it takes more than two weeks to forget the dull vibes.

Friday is also expected to be a wet and dull day, with patchy rain and drizzle for the eastern coasts and showers in the south.

However, there's a fundamental difference between ' dull retread of a far superior movie, and 's recalibrating of the universe.

I noted whether the silk kept its luster and softness, and if the color stayed vibrant and didn’t dull.

The teapot was thrown out, dented and dull, into a McDermott’s sprout box and found its way to Hoylake.

Don't let your painstaking efforts in transforming your dull backyard into a blooming haven be undone.

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Common combinations with dull

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • dull and 29×
  • never dull 19×
  • dull moment 13×
  • the dull 12×
  • and dull 11×
  • be dull
  • is dull
  • to dull
  • with dull
  • of dull

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dull" in a sentence?
An example: "In their glances gleamed an evil-boding fire, their teeth chattered and a dull groaning issued from their breasts." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "dull" from real English texts.
What does "dull" mean?
Dull means: Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
What are synonyms of "dull"?
Common synonyms of "dull" include: change, slow, blunt, modify, alter, sharp, soft, lustreless. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "dull" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "dull", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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