dullish

Example Sentences

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“Not an easy propositionate, but not a thin or unjoyful or dullish one.”

From Literature

They were a dullish white from age, but that did not bother me one whit.

From Literature

On the one hand, Skinner grew up in the dullish days pre-Title IX — mostly in Palos Verdes beneath Los Angeles — and said, “There were no sports for me, and in fact it was weird, it was almost like you were a weird girl if you played sports, and then my younger sisters played sports and loved it, and I was like, ‘Why didn’t I get that opportunity?’”

From Washington Post

In a semifinal with Indiana that managed to be both close and dullish, Duke shot 42 free throws, making the event a bonanza for any free throw aficionados out there.

From Washington Post

It’s not a perfect film, it lags at times and at over two hours it is far too long, but Theron and Rogen have a natural chemistry that makes spending a couple hours with them, even in the dullish moments, a joy.

From Washington Times