'dull' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'dull' with 18 example sentences.

dull adjective

: lacking in liveliness or animation

: emitting or reflecting very little light

: not keenly felt

: not having a sharp edge or point

: being or made softer or less loud or clear

: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

: (of business) not active or brisk

: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

: darkened with overcast

dull verb

: make dull in appearance

: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

: make numb or insensitive

: make dull or blunt

: become less interesting or attractive

: make less lively or vigorous

Is your stomach pain dull, sharp, cramping, or something else?

He tried to cut the meat with a dull knife.

There's never a dull moment with you.

My life would be very dull without books.

Frankly speaking, his speeches are always dull.

The dull lecture bored the audience.

The point of the pencil has become dull.

Television can dull our creative power.

Geometry, about which I know nothing, seems like a very dull subject.

There is nothing like the dull thud of nylon on nylon.

She found it dull living in the country.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

I have a dull ache here.

If not for music, the world would be a dull place.

My job is dull and boring.

The festival was far from dull.

What could be duller than a semantics class with Ben Stein?

I'm getting tired of the dull game.

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