| 单词 | dull |
| 例句 | The light from the kitchen window casts a dull glow for about five feet, and then it’s dark. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "Get hold of Emergency!" one of them called, and I saw them turn and disappear where the dull glint of trolley rails faded off into the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dusty and dull, but I told her that if she scrubbed it hard, it would sparkle like a diamond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her long auburn hair was dull and tangled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And when the last rocket burst and the cheering died away the night that had been fine before seemed dull and heavy in contrast, the sky became a pall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The click in his brain dulled to a low buzzing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Out from the White Tower they walked, as if to a funeral, out into the darkness, where the overhanging cloud was lit beneath with flickers of dull red. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The mirrors have been replaced here too by oblongs of dull gray metal, but the urinals are still there, on one wall, white enamel with yellow stains. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He puts the obituaries under a column he calls “Death Notices,” so of course they are written in a deadly dull and unexciting way, although I would never tell him that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The moon burns dull white and winks light over their gilded frames. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then they went on, holding the tarp over them in the dull drizzle. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But there were new worries, because there was new hope, and desire, and...and love, and those were neither familiar nor dull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They stood up, stretched, then gazed out over the swift dull water as an unspeakable restlessness and agitation held them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw felt queer inside, dull, imagining it all, knowing how the day would be. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When the ring was complete, I considered wrecking it again, but the gods were inoffensive, dull. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull pop went off, followed quickly by another. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Books about the law are notorious for being very long, very dull, and very difficult to read. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He was dull and numb, with the reality of it, now that the morning had come. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We sat in his office, both of us dull, both of us tired to death. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The man raises it, silently fires it into the air, and a second later Pete hears the delayed report of the gunshot, dull and distant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She pushed harder and felt the dried-up, dull flesh give beneath her thumbs, the eyes squish into nothingness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I occupied my mind with other things and tried not to twitch at the nahlrout- dulled jabs of the needle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not even the dull glow from my Black Panther night-light. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I had no idea it would be so dull,” Theodora said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Niran and Parsa picked up their shovels, levered them under the body, and tipped it over the edge of the grave, where it fell with a dull thump. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z After breakfast, I’m in the valley pasturing sheep under a sky the dull gray of cow intestines, when Hermelinda appears on the hill. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cases of motor oil were stacked in front of the counter; the cans had a dull oil film on them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His voice was dull, flat, only faintly edged with fear. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His head sways to one side—his bright blue eyes look dull and unfocused. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He hears blows, the dull thuds of a truncheon, the kick of boots, the shackling of handcuffs. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Without the cocktail to dull me, there’s a clarity to my senses as sharp as a butcher’s blade. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Well, the content may be interesting, but the fourteen-minute transmission time between here and Earth will be a bit dull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Had it been so long that the panic had settled into something dull and unrelenting? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Narciso taunted, and even as the men struggled to separate them his huge arms flew out and landed with dull, sick thuds on Tenorio’s face and body. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He would heal her and together they would suffer the duller ache of longing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I thought of the soft white dress in its folds of tissue paper, and how it would hide my flat dull figure, my rather sloping shoulders. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lapp said, “Gerald G., accept our humble apologies, also our lack of couth; we will kibbutz, I mean kibitz, on the action no longer, we promise to keep it down to your dull roar.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But in Ibarra, I am dazed and dull and stooped over while the world happens around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec shifted his rifles under one arm and pulled a pistol—a dull black one that Mark had never seen before—out of the back of his pants. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Both the body of a vessel and its glaze changed color when fired; a vessel that went into the kiln a dull mousy color emerged a remarkable translucent green. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The pain from her leg was dull but continual. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The scent of him lingers, even after the echo of his presence fades to a dull hum. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was pale, like hospital fluorescents, and dull, cataracted eyes glared out from his grayish weathered face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Anyway”—he crumpled the paper with the hole from the groom and the image of the bride and tossed it, basketball-style, into the dull gray wastebasket ten feet away—“the Great Hunter rides solo.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead it showed an unglamorous face of dull complexity and incessant wrangling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The dull ache in my back and shoulders roared to life. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In the face of Cooky’s grief, Reed shook himself, and the edge of his anger dulled. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Clegane had no splendor about him; his armor was steel plate, dull grey, starred by hard use and showing neither sigil nor ornament. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She glanced down at her own dull amulet, then over at her best friend: Poppy’s amulet was a vibrant purple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought of positive liberty, and of what it might mean to self-coerce, until my head thrummed with a dull ache. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sweat made the raw skin sting all the way up both arms, leaving his shoulders with a dull ache. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a dull ring of metal hanging from a leather cord. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His black flesh picked up dull highlights from the bare globe overhead. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull angry grunt caught in his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There were no shops that she could see in the direction she had to walk, only dull mansion blocks of flats in deep orange brick. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He ate until his palate was dulled by the taste and then rewrapped the crate and placed it on the rack above him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The windows, blind and black, retained their look of dull emptiness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In some way my journey was like that of the moon—although I had even more thick clouds coming my way to make my spirit dull. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They would never cheer for him that way, he realized with a dull ache. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had mourned my parent’s death for three years, and the pain of it had faded to a dull ache.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nobody really liked Care of Magical Creatures, which, after the action-packed first class, had become extremely dull. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A dull head wouldn’t stop it from going through Perrington’s throat—or Dorian’s, if she wanted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She took the steps two at a time, her wooden wedges making a dull clomp to match my mood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then came a band of six royal guards, dull and bland as porridge. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Moss’s sadness fell to the background, dulled by a growing rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The leaves turn from rose-tinged to candy-apple red to a dull brown, and I walk to the outhouse on a spongy, sweet-smelling carpet. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He looks at me with dull eyes, and I can see that as bad as this situation is, it’s about to get worse. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Imagination is a great thing in Jong dull hours, but it’s a real curse in a dark alley, and April’s imagination had always been out of the ordinary. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surround him!” the king yelled, “Save the horses!”— and suddenly I knew I was dealing with no dull mechanical bull but with thinking creatures, pattern makers, the most dangerous things I’d ever met. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z From there it was easy: ledge to beam to lower ledge, and down with a dull clang as her bare feet struck the roof of a massive tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her gray hair fell out of her bun in pieces around her dull face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I heard a dull whump and I felt a wave of hot air rise up against my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was such terrific noise following Paganini’s show that at first no one noticed the persistent banging on the ceiling, dull thuds that came in short spurts before starting again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It is a dull twisting that snakes through me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z There was a long, dull story of a grown-up kind behind these words. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I hear his dull thuds on the metal as he pleads to get out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Kind of a dull white glow inside the mist. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Bruce was a large man with a bald head that shone in the dull light, his face pale and scruffy with a few days’ worth of beard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Something decorative and permanent and occasionally useful, yes, but I found it dull and quiet work, suitable for a rainy day with only the monotonous ticking of the parlor clock for company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But then the patches blinked more rapidly, dulled and went out, so that he saw that a great heaviness of smoke lay between the island and the sun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Her cheeks are now hollow, her skin hangs on her bones, and her eyes are dulled with hunger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Certain events are parallel, but compared with Hugh's, my childhood was unspeakably dull. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s a dull lightbulb buzzing over my head, hanging on a skinny wire from the ceiling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The brown color is dull and ashen at the roots. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every sensation dulled. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z By that, by his own dull uncertainty, by the very look of the darkness in the corners of the great room, he knew that the shadow was not far from him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Mist hung just above the trees, burning off in patches where bright sun dulled the intensity of red hibiscus blossoms, yellow morning glories, the purple centers of passion fruit flowers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The fury and fear that’d coursed through her earlier had simmered to a dull headache. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It was a stout shoe of cracked black leather and quite old, with tiny air holes in a scalloped pattern over the toe and a dull polish, and it was pointed at me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He found his wife dull and cold; they did not connect intellectually at all. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It came floating down the street towards them, bumping into the housefronts, dull and soft and half submerged. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Harry tried to force Goyle’s dull face into a look of concern. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He gave me a potion that made me powerless to move or speak, yet did nothing to dull my senses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes were small and of a dull black in color, and were filled with some sadness that was not clearly expressed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We all follow Boggs down an alley that runs between two dull gray warehouses. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The double-barreled gun, long and black and dull, lay on the bed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyes were blue before, but a dull, grayish blue—the eyeliner makes them piercing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He traded sharp knives for dull ones and a small coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So it was quite easy to imagine her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly stressed the desirability of professional careers that could save bright girls from marriages to dull men. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z More and more she despised her life: the dull routine of the job, the mindless conversation with her coworkers, the endless repetition of her days. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I know you’re sorry. For right now, that is. For this one frail, foolish flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity. I’m unimpressed—No no! Be still!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako picked up his hands, noticed his sharpies were getting dull. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My mother’s enthusiasm for me is duller than for the .slave girl; nor did I replace the older brother and sister who died while they were still cuddly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It stood at Old Main’s junction with the narrow, single-lane Route 17, and one dull, squash-colored light hummed atop a pole in the parking lot. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Now I took one glance at her in that hospital bed under the dull light and recognised the look on her face, which I’d seen on donors often enough before. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It sounds very dull and cold, with all that ice and snow.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Lynch, however, hit the ground with a dull thud that could be heard throughout the stadium. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Even now, in spite of the gin, the dull ache in his belly made consecutive thought impossible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The woman had thin lips and dull dead eyes, set in a pinched and narrow face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A dull throb of pain shot up his side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s harder to do than you think, actually physically harder, but maybe just because her hair is still damp and Yvonne’s scissors are dull. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The tents were made of camouflage material, which only made them stand out more among the dull red rocks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z If Madam only knew how dull these gatherings were, she would not have been so anxious to barge her way in. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon had watched from the safety of the Sea Tower, and sometimes he still saw die torches in his dreams, and heard the dull thunder of the collapse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’d had an earache for two days, and during the night it had changed from a dull twinge to a constant sharp stab. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After a while, having each tooth individually destroyed probably gets repetitive, even dull. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Just the faint cry followed by the dull clunk. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Sorry, I know you find it dull as ditchwater, but imagine how sick and tired I am of hearing the same old stuff. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The carving had dulled, almost faded altogether, but it was still there: “Amir and Hassan. The Sultans of Kabul.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The elder eyed him back with a dull stare. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z All the bright-colored leaves became dull brown when the cold fall rains began. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was holding to her chest a doll with yellow hair that looked as if it had been chopped, as a punitive measure, with a pair of dull scissors. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I don’t remember starting out that morning, but I do remember trying to sleep and feeling quite alone except for a dull, bittersweet ache. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We heard the noise of the stone-breakers long before we reached the quarry; a clink-clank of stone on stone with intermittent dull explosions. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes had a dull sheen—like his spirit was being slowly extinguished. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He stood there, his hands at his sides, his mouth open, his eyes wide and dull, not moving. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain was subsiding, translated now into a dull spreading ache. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When Crazy Joe found out Henrietta was going to marry Day, he stabbed himself in the chest with an old dull pocketknife. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was like a flip book of his talent—at the front were the sketches he’d done about three years ago, still a bit blocky and dull from their creator’s lack of experience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The sailors on the Empire Tern, which was painted a dull white but had rust streaks all over her, waved back at us and held up their fingers in a V-for-victory sign. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, villages appeared, with dwellings of all kinds; curving stitches of smoke from fires were threaded with dull purplish grays. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was turning a dull purple with age. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Business was dull all day, because numbers of people had gone to the game. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Looking out a minute ago I saw the glow of the volcano as a dull red bloom on the belly of vast clouds overhanging the darkness. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I gaze out at the fields, a dull patchwork. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He says it flat, dull, like he’s repeating something he’s heard before. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When breathing was easier and the pain of effort but a dull ache, Robin rose to go on. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I was glad the knife was dull or she surely would’ve cut me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A sort of dull ache mixed with anger replaced it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He spoke slowly, the way one speaks to a dull child. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then the balcony was falling in large sections, thundering on the roof of the car with the dull, heavy thud of grenades. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Will she seem as dull as she did in Flushing? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Several feet down the tunnel, she had aimed her light at a small square of grimy glass that shone a dull green color. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It burns intensely and then dulls to an aching throb. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Talk to me, please. It’s dull, sitting by myself,” answered Frank, who had evidently been used to being made much of at home. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was peeling from sunburn and his eyes were small and dull. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a dull, double thud, as two bodies collapsed separately into two chairs. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As afternoon turns to evening, he has us counting falling stars, which is a dull but relaxing task. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When he found a half loaf of bread, he flung it on the table, where it landed with a dull thump. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He paused at each question Buckley asked and wondered how he could link up his bare actions with what he had felt; but his words came out flat and dull. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His young skin turned old, his clear eyes dulled, and a little stoop came to his great shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of the talk Celaena had overheard yesterday was immensely dull, and she didn’t expect much as the women neared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They gave him morphine to dull the discomfort and help him sleep. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gawaine, it is true, was decent enough to refuse to have a hand in plots against Lancelot’s life, and Gaheris was dull. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For years I had sullenly watched Elizabeth being pursued by a series of dull nitwits. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They fell with dull thuds to the bottom, where she ignored them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ever since those men had beaten her, her face had been so pinched and tired, her eyes dull like they’d had the light knocked out of them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They broke the tie,” Otto said, his gaze flicking to their meager pair of keys; they somehow seemed duller in this morning’s light. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “A rather dull affair, if I must admit. But the company was delectable.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the first dull light he rose and walked down the beach. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She just panted and shook, not taking her left hand from the hilt of the sword, even after those hungry eyes turned dull and its body sagged atop hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He’s like alcohol in my veins, completely dulling my senses except for what he wants me to feel. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Next came two white women, school teachers, who said that Bigger was “a dull boy, but thoroughly sane.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He touched a black key on the piano and it made a dull sound, like a distant drum. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In a dull, flat voice—to show I was not beguiled by his good looks or his family photograph—I told Doctor Gordon about not sleeping and not eating and not reading. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Starting with that night the dull, inconsequential battles began again and would go on until dawn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Except for the dull, grayed light coming through the plasticized window and the walls of my room darkening to a deeper shade of blue, nothing seemed any different. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Not the lethargy of lying on the couch or the dull monotony of drifting off in math class. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His officers would be too slow and dull to notice it—a tiny scrap of parchment showing from beneath the pillow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He will never speak his sisters’ language, account for his movements like a cow with a dull bell. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb, one a dull black with windows shaped like Gothic arches, through which I saw funeral flowers piled upon a casket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was lank and dull and she had a plain, pale, rather heavy face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Somewhere far away a rocket bomb exploded with a dull, reverberating roar. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her face was sad and her eyes were dull, and for all her perfect curves and symmetrical features the only thing that sparkled about her were the jewels in her necklace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ranofer waited until he thrust it into the fire for annealing, and made careful note of the exact dull red it reached before it was pulled out again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He repeated this action for each empty space until the white-petaled flower was clearly visible against the dull clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He thought himself too dull to read God’s plan, thought he was not meant to know God’s plan, a servant only. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Christmas came one morning and haggled everybody’s nerves like a dull ax—too shabby to cut clean but too heavy to ignore. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He pushed on the main door with his shoulder and the worm-eaten wooden frame fell down noiselessly amid a dull cataclysm of dust and termite nests. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The bird opened its curved beak and hissed warningly; but its eyes were dull and half-closed. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z By the time she returned from Liverpool, he was disembarking at Cherbourg and the dullest winter of his life lay before him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Running away from home would be anticlimactic after Mexico, and a dull story after my month in the car lot. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Another dull roar filled his ears, but this time it wasn’t from a fire. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The flat, dulled banging, as though Allison was hitting the door with an open palm rather than a knuckle, unnerved Ifemelu. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her voice was so dull on the phone. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The celebration was fine except that the play was religious and dull. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The medicine dulled the ache, but it’s still there, and my elbow screams at me whenever I forget. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The whiz of the arrow’s flight filled the stone hallway before the faint, dull thud of impact. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s insane to him that there are legions of people who follow the intensely dull dating lives of the royal siblings. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A dull red glow lit the sky to the northeast, the color of a blood bruise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was poor Silky she was thinking of: His chestnut coat dulled with lack of care, burrs stuck in his forelock, he was distrustful of humans, and prone to bite, at least at first.... The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The locker room was empty at this hour, row after row of dull green lockers separated by wide wooden benches. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Bitter had painted the skin a brown that was stripped of any vibrance, so they looked dull and dead. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The third quarter was as dull as the first two, but Cypress Bay’s offense suddenly got it together in the final period. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull blankness slid slowly across his eyes. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z His were reddish-gold, dull in the shade under the bridge but brilliant in sunlight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sierra hadn’t found it in herself to cry—the shock seemed to knock away all emotion and just leave her with a dull, vacant throbbing—but her brother Juan had been inconsolable. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The door closed with a dull thud; and then a snarling orc-voice rang out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Try to get a boyfriend under those conditions: believe you me, your chances are dull and void. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She means, of course, out in the patio or even—since the dull, absent look on Fifi's face implies more—before. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The sun’s rays tinged the sandstone walls to a dull pink and clouded red. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No other head of hair so dull, no other face so plain.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a dull gray day, the sort that tempts you to sleep the morning away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Its eyes and teeth were a dull yellow, its skin pale and blotched with dark spots, its hair a long, matted nest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Wings grown stiff from disuse and dull in the bulb light of an apartment with no view to speak of. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The way it works is, you shove cotton into the seam between the plank and the keel with a caulking iron, which is like a dull chisel with a wide blade. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Their cloaks were a different shade of red—duller—and while their armor was just as shined, it was more dented. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The sun was down, and the twilight chill sucked the last of the deer’s life away—the eyes were dull and sunken; it was gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My stomach feels dull and heavy, as if it’s full of earth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it would buck, propelling whoever was holding it toward the dull, chomping blades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I wiped my fingers with the handkerchief, and as I did so I noticed that a dull scent clung about it still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It's resting on the dull red corduroy of her pants, palm up, long fingers slightly bent. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too large to be felled by salt concentrate alone, but as it tipped, a dull roar emerged from the gaping black hole beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It shone a dull grey- white in the room’s autumn light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I could barely make out some in the dull light that shines over the field 24/7. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The dull victim, staring, vague-eyed, at seasons that never were meant to be observed. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The blades are rusty, the edges dull, and the pair of sickles I pick up ain’t even weighted properly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z After his sojourn among the scientists and engineers of Aberdeen, Loomis returned home to find the practice of law at the Stimson firm unutterably dull. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The claws dug hard in Ogion's wrist; the barred wings trembled; the round, gold eye was dull and wild. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There were no bright scratches skittering along its dull grey side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From behind the shed there came the indignant shrieking of an outraged chicken and then a dull thump. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked dull and shrunken from what it had been in Resthaven. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But when he went to the first training session, he stared at what was before him: a dull metal container full of scrap metal. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Maple syrup could make even our dull bread a treat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But I’d had worse pain, duller and more long-lasting, from various injuries. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull glint caught Anya’s eye as she stood in the doorway. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It w'as a dull pop, a sound drowned out by the dishes being washed next door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Still falling backward with the dark thing on top of him, Chronicler felt a dull, dark explosion as the back of his head struck the stone wall behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the bathroom mirror, her hair had startled her, dull and shrunken from sleep, like a mop of wool sitting on her head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In his version, the dull gray house had cheery yellow shutters, the brown of the palms was a fiery orange, the roof was a burnished red. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z University friends were offering to help her find a job—a dull one certainly, but she would have her independence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One day in Arabic class she grew so irritated with the dull text, she ripped a whole page out of her book. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Lon was supposed to be working on his letters, though he’d memorized the alphabet before the end of his first week, and now found these exercises dull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought it'd get sunnier once we crossed the bridge, but the weather’s overcast, a dull gray. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In fact he seldom cursed, and the epithets he chose were dull, even harmless. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But then I saw their dull eyes, their dry lips. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the East there was a dull red glare under the lowering cloud: it was not the red of dawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A scalded relative was a dull figure in Irene’s dramatic gallery. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The visit with my cousins took on a routine as dull and uninspired as the previous days had been exhilarating. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z To tell the truth, he was so young, it was kind of dull to play cards with him. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z All through June the writing course stretched before me like a bright, safe bridge over the dull gulf of the summer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z As his attention drifted and his senses dulled, rain numbed his face. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z That smell, and the quick laughing kiss she gave me did more to ease the dull ache of Ben’s leaving than all the entertainments combined. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Or maybe forgiveness is just the continual pushing aside of bitter memories, until time dulls the hurt and the anger, and the wrong is forgotten. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I look around the room—so sad, so dull, so lifeless. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The gaslights showed in the fog only as dull spots of light—like ghosts hovering. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Without exception they were confusing—or we were dull. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sorry, my lord,” I said in a dull and sullen tone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And suddenly there was the moon, joking around in the haze and tossing a dull light that shimmered the fog to the color of old pearls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It still makes me shiver to think of the dull, distant drone that signified the approaching destruction. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Inej lay perfectly still on the table, her luminous brown skin dull in the swaying lamplight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The details of Cara’s face have also become difficult to see, the world smearing together into dull colors. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But they hurt all the same—the dull ache of something lost. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was long, but it was dull and stringy—a dark version of Agnes Stokes’s, which had always needed washing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The papers were dull, the news was local and stale, and the war news was all old. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ample warning against such a notion is provided by the academic painters and sculptors of the nineteenth century, who were as a group among the most proficient artists in history—as well as the dullest. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus the beginnings of something else—a new heaviness, a dull sense of apprehension, a burden of doubt and fear pressing down on his small shoulders and his perpetually congested chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Resonant and inevitable, like the dull toll of an iron bell, confident in the ability of its peal to reach all those who needed reaching. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z During those dark, dull days, we heard rumblings about secret talks with the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was smaller than I had expected—as places reconstructed from borrowed memories inevitably are—but also duller and dustier. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She dulled the agony somewhat by plunging into housecleaning for Nonnie. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The dull pain in his belly never went away, but sometimes it grew better and sometimes worse, and his thoughts expanded or contracted accordingly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z By Saturday afternoon she was back in her own room, and by Sunday the pain had dulled. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Jinny frantically scanned the ground below her, but in the rain and the dull cloudy light, she couldn’t find the boy anywhere in sight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Because he wasn’t listening to the words, the man’s red face with sweat pouring down seemed strangely out of place in the dull sanctuary. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The palace of the King of Elfhame has many secret alcoves and hidden corridors, perfect for trysts or assassins or staying out of the way and being really dull at parties. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Thus far the pain and the drug and the fever had dulled his mind. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And there, on a hook, was an old brass clapper, dull and green, with an engraving of a sunrise over a desert half-hidden beneath the crust of verdigris. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "He behaved rather well, too. He gets a little dull." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Bull rose up on shivery legs, and staggered back to the bar, his eyes uncomprehending and dulled with alcohol. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing happened; it was too dull to cut glass. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Her lips were flat and drooping, as though they were too heavy to hold up, and her cheeks were sallow and dull. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She smiled but her skin looked dull and greenish. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “The fate of those empty, wide plains and those miserable mountain regions seems dull to me as well.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They had front porches in identical states of disrepair, tin roofs warped and rusted to a similar dull red hue, and flyblown outhouses in each dirt backyard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were so many dress options online, yet the few that fit the definition of modest were painfully dull and matronly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Burrs and grass flowers enhanced their dull socks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A swift night breeze slammed it shut with a dull thud. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Wholly untaught, with faculties quite torpid, they seemed to me hopelessly dull; and, at first sight, all dull alike: but I soon found I was mistaken. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z With a dull pop, she pulls the cork out of the wine and takes a swig directly from the bottle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s dark now, just past twilight, and the pain in my knee hasn’t dulled at all. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The horror of the murders dulled with time. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But the quiet, the dull beiges and greens, the familiar farm chores, the complete lack of other people—this used to be my life; it used to be enough. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Grandmother’s comment had once made Nhamo smile, but now it only aroused a dull ache in her heart. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were dull, with the pupils shrunken, and the skin of his neck hung in yellow, pulpy folds. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Sculpture had always seemed a dull business—still, bronzes looked like something. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z June’s eyes turned dull and hard when she looked at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all a funny joke to us that Big Ma didn’t get, and for a moment my grandmother not liking my mother hurt like a dull toothache. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The cap’n’s squeal was the same as a pig that was on the wrong end of a dull knife. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z A voice came through the trees accompanied by the dull clank of a bell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They set off just as the sun rose in a dull red ball beyond the musasa trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember him being friendless, just dull. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I compared him with Dale, and then Dale with his birdlike mother with the long thin nose and hair so dark and dull looking, I bet it was dyed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The potent, strong fragrance of happiness still bloomed in him, the sense of being—for the first time in his dull life—useful. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She had eaten, slept for many hours; and the dull, tired feeling of starvation was gone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the sound of the horses’ hooves changed—from dull clopping on wet dirt to sharp ringing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Mama pulled one more string, and the white in the mixture faded into a dull silver. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Her face was a dull pain and her side ached. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The drains alone are active, and on these Saturdays their noises sound a dull recessional to winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I have no great skills. Mostly I do repair work. Perhaps if you had a dagger blade that was dulling, I might be able to please you. But anything more is beyond me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And the sub made the entire day so dreary and dull that Emma had started looking for and counting weird things about the day just to keep herself awake. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Something about the dull, questioning look in his face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The men wore dull gray or black suits, white shirts, and striped ties, more like men anywhere. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My fingers and palms are already swelling with blisters, the pain resolving into a dull throbbing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “But I’d be a dull person if I wrote about nothing but being poor and hungry, wouldn’t I?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the circus, if you would care to join me,” Bailey says, his voice dull. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Step by step, the dull light of the fading sun was replaced with the pale silver of moonlight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At evening a dull sulphur light from the fires. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I laughed at his expression, but it was cut short when dull pain blossomed across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Readers accustomed to thinking of linguistics as dull and technical may be surprised to learn what fascinating contributions Figure 19.2 makes to our understanding of African history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The room—a room in the sheriff’s office, into which he’d locked himself before falling asleep at a desk—was dull with near-darkness. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As I wrote and blotted many phrases, lamenting my dull wits, Gertrude appeared at the door of her chamber, looking fretful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The people simply became bored with this dull child, and forgot him and turned away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The brain that pulsed in a dull glass bell. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z If all went well, one or two might glow with the desired translucent green; others would be duller or less clear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z From these windows Ged looked out, as he kept by himself in his high tower-room, day after day, dull and heartsick and cold. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was still the dull ache of loss when she thought about Daddy, truly considered that she would never see him again. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Nothing was visible but dull sparkles flashing off the pounding sheets of water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was an eccentric, rainy, wind-beaten sea village, downtrodden and mildewed, the boards of its buildings bleached and weathered, their drainpipes rusted a dull orange. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I keep eating, but now the pie tastes dull and cold like baby food. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked like survivors, with dull vacant eyes, their fists clutching the coins he’d thrown to them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z History of Magic was the dullest subject on their schedule. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When his servant came running in with a lamp, Wei saw his arrows sticking in a ball of flesh entirely covered with eyes, some rolled back to show the dulling whites. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He woke up Saturday morning with a dull headache. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z For a second I did nothing but grin like a maniac at Ben, his face dull with disbelief. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But the job was so dull that I was almost dozing off and could hardly respond when the radio of a nearby officer loudly blared out the emergency tone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She guessed that this tall man, both stern and gentle, might think her merely wayward, like a child that has not the firmness of mind to go on with a dull task to the end. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The universe would have remained forever a dull, scattered void. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The overhead garage light casts a dull glow. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then another kind of knock sounded over the first dull, bumping knock-a sharp tap-tap, and another, much crisper voice said, "Miss Greenwood, your friend wants you," and I knew it was Doreen. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A dull, steady ache persists on the right side of his head, emanating from deep inside his skull. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My eyes are still dulled, the sweat breaks out on me again, it runs over my eyelids. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the growing green of the trees all around, but a dull olive, a color death might wear when it claimed these trees. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It is made of tarnished, dull metal, an Abnegation wedding band. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The three of them glanced at the basketball net and Rob’s father let the ball drop with a dull thud to the driveway. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, Pinmei saw a dull crimson barrier that stretched for miles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Jules stepped away, class fell into its dull rhythm again, and when she returned, she slipped another tampon onto the desk in front of her and nobody said anything. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Eagerly they took another drink, wanting to avoid the dull, flat look of things, then still another, this time stronger, and then they felt that their lives had meaning. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she laughed at the dull, empty screen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked and talked in his soft dull voice and kept putting his hand on mine as if to be sure he had my attention. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A dull flush of color mounted the sallow cheeks as he looked at Lily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She dresses in dull, loose clothing every day. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The object gave a dull clink and slid off in darkness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sheet of soft dulled tin foil over the contents. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The air outside was cold and bracing, though the sky was a dull grey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally the two met at Mutra’s, or at the stonecutting shop to study the scrolls, and presumably to confer for long dull periods over building plans. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But now it was again the dull routine of daily life in the community. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The dull name cloaked the agency’s glamorous mission. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He noticed, without understanding, how the flames were visible now against the dull light. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was shorter, and much less elegant, and there was a dull silver surface over each of the joins. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “How has the night been going for you? Mine has been full of dull conversations about how my head is going to find itself on a spike.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Your senses are getting dull, Luke. Were being watched.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m sure that absolute correctness must seem a dull existence to you, but I know no other way to be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The normally dull cacti and scrub were splashed with April colors, as if a great painter had passed over the landscape with a brush, dabbing yellow here, red there. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I felt dull and flat and full of shattered visions. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We continue taking turns—large swigs for him, small sips for me—until he recorks the bottle, seeming to put it away the instant he feels it dulling his awareness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Malfoy had flushed a dull pink; he looked furious as he stepped away from Crabbe, with whom he appeared to have been having a whispered argument. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The overuse of the arcana dulls my senses; the room feels thicker around me, and I feel too thin to be part of it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Some of those historical characters are so dull.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And again there was nothing but dull silence, until from the end of the room, Susan Calvin’s laugh rang out suddenly, high-pitched and semi-hysterical. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But we have blue, so we gaze at that dull wall. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The scenery gets so dull in Florida that I finally fall asleep. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon, the sky was still blue, but the sun was dull, hiding behind the only cloud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was like a man who owns a dull, mean dog. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull, throbbing pain radiated through my temples, and my throat felt as though it was collared with barbed wire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’d rather poke my eyes out with dull forks. But we have to do what we have to do, right?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The dull click of a rifle butt hitting a belt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Many of the picnickers had eaten to excess and now sat heavy and dulled in the sun, which poured over the scene a clear, clean radiance, a piercing island summer light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I aimed for another spot, and once again it glanced off unyielding diorite with a dull clank. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s over a hundred thousand dollars,” the dull voice went on. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If by nice, she means ugly and dull, then sure. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When the carriage came to a stop at last and the footman opened the door for her, they had arrived in the courtyard in front of Quinn House, which loomed dull and stony before her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was a dull ebony that seemed almost purple in the light of the lamp by her bed. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The dull gray daylight carved deep shadows beneath Kaede’s eyes and darkened the hollows in her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The necklace of the Brisings still hung around her neck, but it was dull and tarnished, and it did not shine. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The professor recited facts in a dull, earthy voice: the average age of onset is twenty-five; there may be no symptoms before then. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They were both made of gold that sometimes glittered in the sunlight but dulled when the clouds interfered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice lacked expression; each word was flat and dull, like pebbles dropped, one by one, into a deep well. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Her dull blond hair is tied back in a knot, but a few loose strands frame her face in gold. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Food at the Transient-Houses was dull but plentiful, lodging decent, lacking only privacy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z During the day, die pain had been dull, but now it was shooting along both sides of my head. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw out his arms mechanically, left, right, left, right, but there were no shocks in his shoulders, just a dull ache along the ridge muscles of his back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the far wall—it’s painted a dull blue. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The fact was that he was dizzy with all this strangeness, and he hoped that by attending to something dull and workmanlike he’d regain a little balance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was the twinge, the dull ache, the sucker punch that made me curl up on my bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The pain wasn’t that great, and a part of his mind registered that with a dull surprise. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked rusty and dull, but I didn’t figure that mattered. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But just as she had done to him, he hooked the dull edge of his knife over her wrist, trapping her arm, and twisted. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Otto tried to get back up but didn’t make it to me; again he staggered, heaping on the floor and staring at me in dull confusion, wondering at his body’s betrayal. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Slavery was a long slow process of dulling. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I listen to my heart, going dull and fast in there under the layers of cloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The light by which they saw was a dull self-luminescence that seemed to exist everywhere equally, so that there were no true shadows and no true light, and everything was the same dingy color. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Now muddy boulders clogged the river, and the pool was a dull brown ring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He’d had this feeling before, beyond the numbness and the dull despair. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Cole’s pain dulled as the medication took effect. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It was a church full of the newly wealthy; her mother’s small car, in the parking lot, was the oldest, with its dull paint and many scratches. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Lucky for me the shard had a dull edge that left a jigsaw of scratches on me, but not a whole lot of blood. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only math, the dullest bore in the entire world, and he only lets her teach the very littlest kids anyway. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The library windows were open wide, and when we did not talk or touch one another we looked at the dark dull sky. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Your show was growing dull. Every mummer needs a dancing bear.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides, they were a dull colour, a sort of greyish brown, and the mottled white tips of their fins held no special attraction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As I did, the overhead light dimmed to a dull, dirty brown, buzzing softly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "He has been dulling the hurt with milk of the poppy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And the dull, sullen sound of the boatmen’s bamboo poles as they thudded against the dark, oiled boatwood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the dull pain of a winter strap, there were these new green switches that lost their sting long after the whipping was over. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart said something about having seen a lot of Yankee countryside lately, and it was getting kind of dull, and slowly the noise began to grow up around them again. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why people say horses and mules are dull, Mr. Segee, ’specially Old Flapjack. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Beyond, he could see the mouth of the bay where the ocean disappeared into the dull, rain-misted sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The courtroom, an unpretentious chamber situated on the third floor of the Finney County Courthouse, has dull white walls and furnishings of darkly varnished wood. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I hear a dull steady pounding sound. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now they’re dull, but I know exactly what they would look like bright and laughing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The Chamber was dissolving in a whirl of dull color. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The men dressed in neat white shirts and ties, and the women wore sleeved blouses and long skirts in solid, dull colors year-round. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It meant acceptance by a more fashionable and amusing part of Cambridge and allowed him to dismiss the fact that he was not appreciated by a variety of dull and pompous dons. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “One thing’s for sure, I’ll never be able to sit through dull old Major League Baseball again.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The dimness soothed me, dulling the hard edges of the day. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It would be very dull to have to sit here for an entire day just because you went and got yourself killed.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I got to my feet and put the fire behind me so it wouldn’t dull my vi sion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The farmer waited on rain like an imbecile, the shopkeeper arranged row after row of necessary but dull merchandise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That was all London was beyond its center, an agglomeration of dull little towns. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It starts to grow dark outside, a dull and soggy evening around the Residence, and Alex makes his way down to his room and his bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The gaoler squinted at him, face dull with suspicion. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cady tried to soothe the ache she felt in her chest, dull and worrying, whenever she thought too hard about leaving Miss Mallory and the orphanage for good. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But these self-doubts did not last long; I dulled the sense of loss through reading, reading, writing and more writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What a waste their journey would be if I just settled for a dull, mediocre life. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The light was so dull now that he almost felt as if he were looking through black mist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Afternoons and weekends, which usually rang with a medley of shouts and laughter and pounding feet, dragged by in a strange, uneasy silence broken only by the dull hum of traffic. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A shell burst dimly a long way off, a dull and distant thumping. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With just a small dull machete apiece, that would be a lot of work. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Although my side still burns, the pain is a little duller and I can walk with less effort than yesterday. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bell chattered on, but Powell kept pounding up the stairs slowly, his boots striking the steps with dull thuds that echoed to the floors above. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the light faded, gaslights on the streets and in the buildings below caused the smoke to glow a dull yellow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The quarrel lasted for several minutes but it would be dull to write it all down. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Ferries crawled away from Colman Dock on water as flat and dull as old pewter. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The teeth were rusty and dull and he sat in front of the fire with a rattail file and tried to sharpen them but to little purpose. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “I think not. Look at you. You are near dead. The rice wine has dulled your senses. Reduced to healing warts. Pathetic. I am here to save you, in return for the Book.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was talk that dulled the diamond-headed points of lust that cut into Ben his every waking moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Through my tented fingers, the white flare of arc lamps dulled into a sullen crimson glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The skin of his arms was pale and dull, as if it would crumble if Anya touched it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Marcus noticed a glint among the dull sunlit stones and bushes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It was now a dull gold, not blindingly shining like it had been against Brahmasura. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now he seems like a regular boy, with his hair too white as if it’s been left in a bucket of bleach overnight, his eyes a dull blue. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Their eyes closed, their feathers dulled, and their faces had become clean slates. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Finally, one dull summer before I left for college, a friend and I secretly followed her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a dull moving metal, incapable of reflection. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood there perfectly still, the wind ruffling his hair and the dull light glinting from the rims of his glasses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were dull, as though he did not use them much for seeing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This evening, however, was to be neither comforting nor dull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His eyes were dull and staring into space. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z So I grew up convinced that science was supremely dull, but suspecting that it needn’t be, and not really thinking about it at all if I could help it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But there was only the ceaseless whine of air-raid sirens, and below that a series of dull cracks like rolling thunder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He heard the dull thwang of the bowstring and felt a sharp hot pain in his leg. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “It’s not her sort of place, is it, Polly? It’s very dull; not worth seeing, really.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There is no full night in our town because the rendering sails of the vuvv stretch high into the air and glow with a dull yellow light. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Cedar wasn’t a terrible place, but it sure was dull. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Susan spoke quietly, full of the dulled grief of mourning a person she had never known. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A dull dunk echoed through the Hall on his every other step. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z What began as traces of oxidation in the corners of her eyes and in the folds of her flowing copper hair have spread across her, so that her sheen has dulled into pale acceptance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She knew from his grin and dull eyes that something was wrong with him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied the pattern, shades of dull browns, starting nearly black in the center and spinning out lighter and lighter to a dirty yellow at the outer edge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It has a dull final sound to it, like a lead door closing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But my best wasn’t good enough, thought Fadi with a dull ache in his chest. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Ah, well, if it is learning you are after, you have come to the right shop. But don’t you find it rather dull?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat in the dark, quiet, letting himself mend, not stirring, feeling a dull ache settle in his bones now that the first waves of pain had moved away. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the moon looked duller as he put the car in park. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z From what I could see, they lived dull, inhibited lives. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He bumped the door again with his horns, the dull thud less enthusiastic than before. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was like a color had ceased to exist and now the world seemed dull. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It just gave them something to talk about in the summertime when everything was dull on the muck. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In the dull light, fading through an endless afternoon, she found her way to the sledge depot. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They cut him down and he died; the blood flowed on the walk in a pool, gleamed a while, and, after awhile, became dull then dusty, then dried. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The gray of the sky cast a dull reflection on the blue waves, and the sea spray foamed like dirty dishwater. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A wan sun came onto his face, making the black skin shine like dull metal; the sun left and the quiet room filled with deep shadows. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The ferret jumped backwards as the shoring burst and the tunnel workings caved in with a dull rumble of earth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She stared at the floor wondering if Kapugen had known that Daniel was dull. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew his sword again and beat on the stone with the hilt, but it only gave out a dull sound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was like a certain stretch on the P. L. M. between Fontainebleau and Montereau that always made me feel bored and dead and dull until it was over. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z His eyes were as dull and gray as cinders, burnt out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Haven’t I just been and finished telling you? Are you slow-witted? I’m so sorry for you. It’s terrible to be dull and stupid. What’s your name?” she went on. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And worst of all is Cardan’s empty face, his eyes as dull as lead. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The dirt path going down to the wooden footbridge is dry, dusty; the leaves of the trees which hang over it are dull green and worn-out from the summer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I notice Allys’s face is damp, with a dull yellow pallor, while her hands remain a cool, creamy prosthetic peach. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Will felt a dull horror at his heart, and Kirjava pressed herself against his breast, feeling it, too, and trying to comfort him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Emily shielded her eyes, but still the glaring rays managed to bend their way around her hand, dulling her sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Skin would be shined with Vaseline, while the forgotten bits—between the fingers or at the elbows—turned a dull ash. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was, rather, a dull feeling of rage that gradually dissolved in a solitary and passive frustration similar to the one he had felt during the time he was resigned to living without a woman. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Instead of bookshelves, this wall was crowded with framed pictures of all sizes, some in vibrant colors, others dull monochromes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The colonel dreaded his dank lonely nights at his farmhouse and the dull, uneventful days. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The Ivanov house came into sight just as the dull thud of horse hooves and the sharp crunch of wooden wheels over the dirt of the road rose behind them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His eyes became filmy and dull, and his reaching hand fell back with a limp thud against the throttle. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The painkillers helped, but they can’t fix the persistent dull ache in my chest. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Various actors and actresses performed very dull dialogue and moved around the set, as Klaus tried to make eye contact with them and see if they would help. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Ghosts are waiting in the shadows of the room, patient dull shimmers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Of course he thought of little else, but it was a dull circular thinking that came back to the starting point again and again: Where had he gotten it? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The light grew dull and they could smell rain approaching from the west. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In France the young girls have a dull time of it till they are married, when ‘Vive la liberte!’ becomes their motto. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just wait on call. Sunday’s a dull day. Maybe Mr. or Mrs. Dalton’ll go out.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I bought English grammars and found them dull. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Back then, California’s juvenile facilities were notoriously harsh, violent, dilapidated, dull, and overcrowded, with young wards routinely subjected to solitary confinement, and some forced to exercise and attend classes while locked in cages. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then: the dull drone of a dial tone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He found the talk around the dinner table excruciatingly dull; in fact, he made a point of not listening if he could help it. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z When it quieted, he listened to the dripping, and the duller roar beneath his feet, where the waves were smashing against Breakwater’s huge stone arches and swirling through its dungeons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The disappointment he felt in his daughters sifted down on them like ash, dulling their buttery complexions and choking the lilt out of what should have been girlish voices. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a drab room for Devon, dull green and brown and gray, but at the far end there was a big marble archway, glisteningly white, which led to the pool. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His sermons were dull, his speaking voice weak. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The fire was gone, the other pains dulled by a sleepiness seeping through my body. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Still, though, even when they were dull I enjoyed the disconcerting combination of French life and English narration. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Also a scoop- neck short-sleeved black jersey top that shows off her breasts, a full cotton skirt of a dull blue-green with abstract black swirls and squares on it, a wide black belt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He woke that night with the dull carbon light of the crossing moon beyond the murk making the shapes of the trees almost visible and he turned away coughing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As our eyes adjusted, we caught the dull gleam of theirs staring back at us—dozens and dozens of them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I’m awful dull, but I hope I’ve beat out something nigh the rights of this at last. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was no less dangerous for being dull. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Eyes are only dull blades, but hands are as sharp as broken glass. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The plateau was dull and gloomy, and the shapes of the trees and the houses were changed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “What’s that?” he interrupted, heading for a dull glimmer of gray he’d just noticed behind the ivy on the wall, about head high. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The jurors had noted how his left eye floated and how the light winked against its dull, glassy surface as it orbited eccentrically in its socket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It runs through me like the morphling they give me in the hospital, dulling the pain of the last weeks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "I liked some of them very much indeed," Matilda said, "but I thought others were fairly dull." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It is the dull eventless times that have no duration whatever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An icy current wove through the air, carrying along with it hollow sighs and a swell of dull mutterings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The face that turned towards me, reddened and era-tered by firelight and shadow, was as flat and cruel as the moon, Winter’s dull rufous moon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Which she did on the dullest flattest day he could remember, a throw-away day in March when he drove his father’s two-tone Ford over to her house for two bottles of wine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The dull thud of the gas-shells mingles with the crashes of the light explosives. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I shifted my shoulders a little, feeling the dull tug of the stitches across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If only they would not stare at me like that with dull blank faces. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Wow,” Thomas murmured, his voice a dull thump in the enclosed place. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The smells of bread and beast, smoke and steel are dulled, as if the mist has weakened their potency. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light, Archer recognized the weapon: all black, with engravings of scales and dull gold inlay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The disc of the sun was dull silver as though it were nearer and not so hot, yet the air stifled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The dying fire lights the sky with a dull orange glow. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal girders looked like dull gray clay in the rain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Its exterior is brick—not red brick but a dull yellowish hue, the color of putty. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But a bright and beautiful blur, no matter how distant, was better than a reality that was dull and gray. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear on my autographed copy of Ethan Hawke's debut novel that this chapter will not be dull, so please don't skim or skip over it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He heard the dull roar of the draft going upwards and wondered if she suspected anything. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Kit shook off her qualms and set her own face towards home and another dull evening. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A tall man arrives at the church one evening with a vacant, dull look in his eyes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She looked at photographs of these men and women and felt the dull ache of loss, as though they had prised open her hand and taken something of hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The pain in her leg became a dull throb. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They had seemed dull and forgettable then, but Ophie yearned for one more dinner of beans and fatback with corn bread, Daddy telling stories of the rail yard as they ate. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Since his school required it, he had managed to develop an athletic build in gym, but he viewed sports as a dull and useless pastime. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shadows of her thought, dull and heavy, moved across her pale thin face. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked at the plain blunt stubborn face and saw nothing but dull Dutch eyes, the great darkness, the silence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But selective inbreeding via marriage, Wells argued, might paradoxically produce weaker and duller generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z "You could try the Kotex trick," Yoyo suggested, thinking it would be nice to have a little pot to smoke when things on the Island got dull. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The edges were sealed without any bulky welds, and the metal had a dull, burnished look that made me guess it was more than simple steel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had begun listening to his mother with the dulled ear of someone who was about to be conned and knew it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Over time, everything in the village had become the dull color of dried mud. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The pain medicine Tobias gave me worked fast—the pain in my shoulder has already faded to a dull throb. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Finn shifted on the gurney, trying to ignore the sting of his cuts and scrapes, and the dull ache that bloomed in his chest with every beat of his heart. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a terrible shriek of brakes followed by a dull thump-thump. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The sunlight has a way of dulling the world in Bakersfield, and I gaze out the window and everything is like a copy of an original. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Nyame’s empty Story Box rested next to them, as dull and dingy as ever. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z More over, even though hemoglobin was not the center of the universe, Francis’ previous two years at the Cavendish certainly had not been dull. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Professor Binns, glancing up in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on the International Warlock Convention of 1289, looked amazed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Maybe the music that constantly pulsed through his earbuds dulled the sound a bit. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The white-noise machine under the window dulled the beeping of the monitors next to the bed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was in this dull puddle of yellow that we figured out we did not have a phone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Anyone, I reckoned, sufficiently afraid or sufficiently dull could be polite. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z What a hit the Games were, how dull things have been since, how no one can wait until Peeta and I visit again at the end of the Victory Tour. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Granted that our little hotel is dull, and the food indifferent, and that day after day dawns very much the same, yet we would not have it otherwise. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There were about thirty or more masters at Repton and most of them were amazingly dull and totally colourless and completely uninterested in boys. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z There were low, dull thumps on the door and Mark imagined Bruce’s people half out of their minds wanting to get through, beating on it in frustration. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He looked at Arthur with dull eyes, and did not cry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It burned redder than the other stars, and did not twinkle, though sometimes it flared up bright and sometimes dwindled down to no more than a distant spark, dull and faint. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I must have seen it before with dull eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was just the dull, heavy skies and bleak light, which gave everything a flat, washed-out feel. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My own dull personality was submerged at last. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They saw a dull red glow shining up through the narrow cellar windows beneath the Great Keep, and a second Are still burning in one of the storehouses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A number of these kids have the slightly dull, vacant look of people on drugs, and I wonder what they’re taking to keep them here and breathing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now ever and anon there was a red flash, and slowly through the heavy air dull rumbles could be heard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The house seemed smaller and quieter after the trip south, and the first bloom of San Francisco’s glamour had dulled around the edges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lips crack, and their eyes grow dull. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Harry noticed a dull red flush rising up out of Hagrid’s wild black beard, and his heart sank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But Corkers, an eccentric old bachelor, was neither dull nor colourless. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can make this easy or hard. It makes no difference to me,” he says in a dull monotone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sound pierces the dull drone of the aircraft engines, and then there's an ominous pause before the thunder of another explosion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was normal again, stolid, dull, not the fey excited creature of the past few weeks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Zafoona’s eyes were dull, and deep shadows lay along her cheekbones. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A dull, red light shone on the faces of the workers as they watched their own arrays of little glass dishes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our conversation was singularly dull as we each wondered how to bring electric rockets into it,” Charlotte recalled. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the dull thunder of the water and a sickening sense of tumbling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Alex looked up, his fingers still in his ears to dull the roar of the jets. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “O.K. O.K. I’m insane, too. I’ll go along with you. Besides some of the complications are getting interesting, even though some are dull. How will you disguise your handwriting?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been back from London a day, and already the glow of possibility that came after she saw the Kensington gynecologist was dulled. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The streets had that worn dusty look of August, and the leaves hung listless on dull trees. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It had gone dull somehow, like an old coin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z With Robert Barclay in front of him, it promised to be an even duller afternoon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z High winds from the south laid the grass flat all day, turning it to a dull, damascene silver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms are outstretched as if I’m conducting a sermon and this entire not-very-big, dull, dull town is my congregation. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He skimmed a flat stone over the dull green surface, and it skipped seven times before it sliced out of sight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z My hair grows tangled and dull in the heat and smoke, and dirt has started to coat my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Emily shielded her eyes, but still the glaring rays managed to bend their way around her hand, dulling her sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It couldn’t make things any worse, and it might possibly dull the feeling that I was watching myself through eyes that didn’t understand what I was doing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Thus one of the greatest jokes in the world is the spectacle of the whites busy escaping blackness and becoming blacker every day, and the blacks striving toward whiteness, becoming quite dull and gray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver foil on one side, dull white paper on the other. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The post dented, but the clapper let out a dull resounding hum. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Sound of troops at route step, shuffle in the dust, dull clink of mess kits, a band in the distance, tinny, forlorn, raw call of a cow in the sunlight. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya ignored the dull pain that shot up her spine whenever someone mentioned Claire. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The waxing moon is low, dull as dry blood; a great brownish, iridescent halo surrounds it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I recognized those tracks from the many winters in Piatra Neamț where I had stumbled out onto the frozen pond with a neighbor friend, dull blades tied to the bottoms of our shoes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z To have to live without that single gift saddened him and left his imagination so bereft that he appeared dull even to the women who did not hate his mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When Scoob looks at his arm and sees the lines of drying blood that have run down over his hand from a nasty-looking cut near his elbow, the dull ache explodes into a burning throb. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Even thinking it, the words were dull and clumsy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The girls were all pretty much alike—big, healthy, lazy, and dull. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was having trouble piercing the blood bag with the dull point and, growing angry, he thrust harder than was necessary and without the necessary control. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The sky looked as if it was filled with smoke, endless gray smoke that made the sun dull. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This produced a sound very much like that of a hammer coming down upon a finger—a sort of dull donk—and Sticky fell to the floor, clutching his foot. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They were a dull orange in color, curving one after the other. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z My body demanded it, and my mind used the first door to dull the pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Never,” said Michael sadly, feeling how dull it was to be down on the earth again with no Laughing Gas inside him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Those were the worries she’d grown up with, and they were dulled by familiarity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She felt the dull thump of her mother’s heartbeat, the lightness of her mother’s breath on her hair, the gentle touch of her mother’s hands stroking down the length of her back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning notes on a staff certainly seems dull, but coming up with mnemonics for the notes on the staff can actually be fun. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He turns on his own cell phone and now the room is illuminated by a dull glow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her endearing lisp tore into me like a dull saw. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The old woman just stared at her with dull eyes and shook her head. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a dull rumble and a heavy thud. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I put my thumb on the mouth of the pipe, sucked air — blew out, and all this while the glass is getting colder duller orange blood red mud red black. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “But I admit it, this is a letdown. Long commute, dull job, no social life.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a man in goggles pumping his sharpening wheel, a dull ax shrieking against its surface. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My headache, always there, scraped its dull teeth against the inside of my skull. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On our next to last day on the trail, our sixth since setting off from Rockfish Gap, we were walking along beneath dull skies when there came an abrupt, cold roaring of wind. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Her hair dull blond, her eyelashes so light they seemed not there, the lost eyelashes of someone who’s been in a fire. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z True, the wounds still hurt, but with a different quality of pain: not the deep life-sapping ache of the day before, but a smaller, duller sensation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She had been alone before Rachel came, but she had not known what loneliness was—this sharp pain in her breastbone dragging down into a dull, persistent heaviness. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I pushed it out and drew it in again with a dull slam. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z With a sort of weary, dull surprise, Woundwort realized that he was afraid. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There came the clink of a bottle being put down upon some hard surface, and then the dull scraping noise of a heavy chair being dragged across the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He also bought a bottle of whiskey so Booth could enjoy a nip or two to dull the pain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Zalmai lay around the house, eyes dulled and half closed, or in his father’s lap, limp as a rag. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Make no mistake—weed kills vital brain cells, dulls critical-thinking skills and reaction time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Darkness the curtain drops o'er life's dull scene: New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Her curly hair had lost its sheen and hung around her swollen face like a dull curtain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The dull, rhythmic tramp of the soldiers’ boots formed the background to Goldstein’s bleating voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The salve must have been effective, for the intense pain gradually subsided and was replaced by a duller throbbing that would not go away. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Faced with an exciting question, science tended to provide the dullest possible answer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He would have to speak with the manager of the theater about booking such dull fare. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now it’s the end of summer, when all the lawns are dull green or yellow and used up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Sting, and the blade was dull. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her words made me aware of the lingering ache in my muscles and the dull headache that I’d carried with me through the day. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Slowly Kit pieced together the details of what seemed to her an appallingly dull history. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed more beer, trying to clear away the dull ache; and he decided then he was too tired to care what she did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The wine dulled Cal’s nervousness and he was not afraid about his present. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In a dull tone just tinged with anger, Sticky said, “I don’t suppose there’s anything worse than that place. What would you know about it?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Even with the shortages, and the blackout, and the bombs, and the rules, and daily life so drab and dull most of the time—once you cross the English Channel you are free. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He went careening by, and Anya heard a dull whack as the serpent struck the side of the newcomer’s boot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The voice came from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After that—this is hard to believe, but it was a dull flight for some time after that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the meantime my days are duller than a lifetime as a mill girl endlessly loading shuttles—nothing to do but suck on my cold fingers, like Jamie in the North Sea, and worry. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes his accounts were very dull and sometimes very exciting. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His eyes were dull as if they'd been colored in brown and smudged. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They sprayed Garfield's skin with ether, but it wasn't enough to completely dull the pain. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She always felt a little dull next to Taryn, who was all bright colors and bold lines. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And then all Sierra saw was dull whiteness—a billowing cloud that resolved into a screaming face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Somehow the whole integration thing had even dulled my desire for daydreams about him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The roof was made of the interlaced sprays of the yew tree, stiff twigs twisted in and out, over and under, hard as ice and set with dull red berries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I had cut the palm of my left hand on a dull blade at breakfast. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His letters told me little of his day-to-day life, which I guessed to be frustratingly dull for such a brilliant wizard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Out there was the gray beach with the slow combers rolling dull and leaden and the distant sound of it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Do you need to give everything a name?” says Cara, running her hands over her dull blond hair to tuck the stray pieces back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And on they walked, trudging in silence under a sky that had finally darkened to a dull iron gray and remained there without getting any darker. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The light of the torches made his burned face shine a dull red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The nerves sent pure fire through me, but it swiftly receded to a dull, constant ache. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And then, “I suppose that’s why you married me,” I said, “you knew I was dull and quiet and inexperienced, so that there would never be any gossip about me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The anointment is done, and the priest moves on, only the dull feeling of helplessness remains. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened more frequently that after a merry evening, he lay late in bed the following morning and felt dull and tired. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky above Meereen was the color of corpse flesh, dull and white and heavy, a mass of unbroken cloud from horizon to horizon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Life in the barn was very good—night and day, winter and summer, spring and fall, dull days and bright days. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Now it lay dull and limp on the floor, slowly melting. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everything was still, and quiet, and the pain had settled to a dull throb. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The mayor begins to read the long, dull Treaty of Treason as he does every year at this point -it's required -but I'm not listening to a word. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Dr. Howell says antidepressants can do that sometimes, dull the memory, plus I was pretty little at the time anyway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But though his brain was dulled, or perhaps because of that, he had a strange affinity with dumb beasts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He kept asking what it felt like? dull or sharp? an ache or burn? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The whole trip seemed rather dull and pointless to her, though there were many robots in sight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When Mr. Iii went out the door he was busy looking at his fingernails They straggled along the corridor in the dull, silent afternoon light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When served to clients, it's supposed to keep their arms and legs from trembling, quiet their fears or anticipation, and help dull the pain of beauty transformations. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He stared in a dull paralysis of terror at the body of Elisha. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And people like myself, quiet and dull and youthful, who did not matter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z For the first time I saw his eyes were a strange shade of pale brown, as if they had been dulled by some deep sadness that the years had turned into anger. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He sat a while, calm and dull as one under an enchantment, and then stood up, reaching for his staff. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But it was also clear that our search for safe harbors had led us to landing sites that were, by and large, dull. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The horsemen followed along the crest, too far away for Taran to see their faces clearly; but from their rigid postures he could guess at the livid features and dull eyes of the Cauldron-Born. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “No wonder you don’t play the stereo, everything in here is so dull!” she said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A dull endless pain in my gut that wouldn’t go away even when I knelt on the stingingly frozen tile of the bathroom, dry-heaving. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She was plain and dull and indifferent to life. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We children tiptoed around them or else played in the farthest reaches of the yard, our voices dulled lest they incite our parents. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A someone who splintered the knot into silver threads that tangled us, netted us, made us long for the dull chafe of the previous boredom. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The houses had almost no ornamentation and were painted in dull colors—when they were painted at all. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It whistled over the pond, gliding like a hawk before its blade grazed Adiah’s shoulder and landed in a nearby tree with a dull thud, splintering its wood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She stared glumly at Otto, and even her bright yellow skirt seemed duller somehow. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Looking out the window I can see it, a glimmer, like the phosphorescence you get in stirred seawater, behind the sky, which is overcast and too low and a dull gray infrared. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was often difficult to visualize anything concrete that was not dulled by memories of Arize and Aunty Ifeka and Uncle Mbaezi, that did not feel like life being lived on suspended time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was crafty: dulling men’s wariness, or working on their fears, as served the occasion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Just think how dull language would be without them. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With no overhead lights the courtroom, always pallid, seemed grayer and duller than ever. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The electric light made high lights on the dull oiled leather. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Every morning she awakened full of catlike energy and the best intentions, every morning the dull dread returned; every morning she looked for the baby. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Prosper heard the wind pushing the boats against the piers; he heard the dull thud as they bumped against the wood. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I was so grateful that I asked her to marry me, though I found her dull company, ambitionless, too much of a shouter, a hitter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Harry was pleased to hear the dull thunk that meant the Bludger had found its mark. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t bore to death, either, like the dull primers they were used to at school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Palms stinging, I reeled back, the alarmed voices merging into a dull liquid roar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was like pain, she thought again, a dull pain on the fringes of the sky. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I spend half an hour reading through work emails so mind- numbing that they dull even the pain of jealousy, then I shut down the laptop and put it away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a shame, too, because all Lourdes ever sees in Brooklyn is dull little wrens or those filthy pigeons. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as though some of her senses had been dulled, but others had been sharpened. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The vibrations from the road dulled their voices. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I am about to ask her what the point of me looking at this picture is when I recognize the young woman with dull blond hair, tied back, and a wide smile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Sitting at the window, Beth’s work often dropped into her lap, and she leaned her head upon her hand, in a dejected attitude, while her eyes rested on the dull, autumnal landscape. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Another night, a Friday night, end of November, the beginning of yet one more dull weekend at home. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Maybe the music that constantly pulsed through his earbuds dulled the sound a bit. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Fire alarms and the dull thump of explosions at ground level fill the silence between her words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He sighed, looking down from his bedroom window, on to the dull front lawn. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The agony of my hand has turned into a dull throb. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lots of good fellows that Leslie would turn up her nose at and pronounce dull. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The insults bounced off their carapace of thick stupidity; they stared at him with a blank expression of dull and sullen resentment in their eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dull work, you could see by their faces, but it was, for some reason, necessary. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw me and a flash of evil genius lit up his dull mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Once, when her grandfather stepped out, Olanna had chewed the piece of chalk too and still remembered the dulling potash taste. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Johnny went about his work with a dull feeling that the world had come to an end. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Quite a lot of dull, ordinary people weren’t ever possessed by anybody. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Nydia stepped forward, swung her shovel hard, and caught it smack in the chest with a dull thud. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He found a monkey whose eyes had a dull appearance, not shiny and bright but glazed and somewhat inactive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she sees me watching her, and the glint disappears, her usual dull expression taking its place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She had a glimpse of a low room dimly lit with dulled red-shaded lamps and thick with the smoke of cigars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Surratt’s place was hard to spot at night—the plain two-story structure was unpainted, and the dull wood boards reflected no moonlight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Though it was now a dull gray, so detailed were its features that he found himself half listening for the sound of a quack. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The dull tinkling of broken pottery echoed around the barn over and over, until the last milk bottle remained. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z One midwinter’s day, when the sun was as distant and cold as a dull silver coin, they saw that the remains of the scraeling’s body had been removed from the ash tree. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In my sleep, I heard the phone ring over the dull whir of the fan. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The Wall was a dull white, the sky above it whiter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This was safer and more pleasant than working with Ebola, but it was a little dull. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom had been no more in charge of his fate than the dullest eejit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Walton County jail was a dull structure surrounded by a tangle of razor wire that ran along a chain-link fence and glistened in the sunlight. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Daniela appears in my head like a painting: doughy skin, dull hair, sinking eyes, crooked nose, long face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Tendai saw a dull cement floor on which was bolted a chair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I did not like to play with Third Wife’s daughters, who were as docile and dull as their mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sneakers I saw were in dull colors like gray, tan, black, or white. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I fumbled my meal chit into one of the dull tin trays and collected a portion of steamed pudding, a sausage, and some of the ever-present beans. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the head of Asmodeus Poisonteeth, the giant adder, lay severed upon the ground, its eyes dulled in death, never again to hypnotize another living creature! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then comes the incredibly dull part of my day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After a late night I felt too dull to think up the excuse that would take me back to my room for the glove, the handkerchief, the umbrella, the notebook I forgot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Brass hinges and door handles were dull and greasy to the touch. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was good, well made, and little worn, but Amy’s artistic eyes were much afflicted, especially this winter, when her school dress was a dull purple with yellow dots and no trimming. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of gaunt children and some thralls stared at him with dull eyes, but there was no sign of his lord father, nor anyone else he recalled from boyhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the chair was a pile of firewood and the sword dull, I fell to my knees by the side of my grandfather’s body. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t get yom> hopes up too high. This isn’t a storybook or a history book, either. It’s dull, very dull. I warn you that you’ll have to dig to get anything out of it.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of my panic from the night before eases, and the shock of standing in the middle of the opening game dulls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A pair of bright yellow eyes gazed through the foliage at me, and there was a dull, wary growl. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Eyes were raised to the dull gray sky. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The terrifying pain had subsided to a dull ache. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And what she had done was eat ywansyau filled with a kind of bitter poison, not candied seeds or the dull happiness of opium as Yan Chang and the others had thought. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were both conscious that he mustn’t be too lively, for the daemons of dull people were dull themselves. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The knife glinted in the dull light of the apartment. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She could only hear her own thrashing and the dull roar of the rapids. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hearing the words, I felt the dull heat that pulsed whenever somebody made me remember. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dull gasp of surprise, then a moan. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And as if to prove that miracles can still happen on a dull day, Reverend Buckminster agreed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And still Herbie’s unblinking eyes stared into hers and their dull red seemed to expand into dimly shining nightmarish globes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I was constantly surprised by who bought from us: a bumed-out hippie, a well-dressed woman, a dull guy you'd never look twice at, a man in a fake wig and mustache, a preppie college kid. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He might, for example, prove too attractive to the wives of men who knew they were dull. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It's not even bloodstained, A dull ache flares out from behind my ear, and I reach up to feel the ridge of a scar there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I am a fool when compared with Your Exalted Majesty,” the king said in a dull, almost practiced tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z About as dull as a lunch box gets.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned was feverish by then, his leg a dull agony, his lips parched and cracked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Blood red, its planes dull and blunted with sweetness, its edges rigid with juice. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The glow in the fog fades to a dull gray. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The bag was soft and full, its punch dull against my side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Tobias Johnson may have lived a dull and empty life, but he is at least a whole person, not this fragment of a person that I am, too damaged by pain to become anything useful. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning from the clear skies, followed by the dull boom of thunder as the hammer left Thor’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Once it was fashionable to say how dull it was. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was bent and dull, so it wouldn’t be much good in a fight, but it looked like solid Imperial gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Even gambling over the so-called Champions had become achingly dull. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The strands fall on the floor in a dull, blond ring. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The cacophony of the station becomes a dull roar in my ears. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There’s a saxophone in an open case, looking dull against the black velvet. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Funny how things that once seemed so charming can become dull and annoying. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The pain was sharp when he tried to drape himself over the steel rail, and when he stood in place it dulled but remained. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z One by one, they dropped into a tin can with a dull plink, and the surgeon then began sewing up the wound. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z One had already been plowed and the polished edges of the furrows caught the light with a dull glint, conspicuous from the ridge above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Håkon let his tail drop, and the water spider collapsed back into the river with a dull crash. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When he awoke, after a dull and brief sleep, Aureliano recovered the awareness of his headache. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The village hag, she was a tiny, stooped woman with a dull red mark on her right cheek and wayward hairs upon her chin. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z That did dull the loudness, but not the joy and bam with which she played. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They seemed to have settled into a dull trance, and Lyra wanted to shake them, to urge them to struggle and wake up and look around for a way out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I felt sick inside as I looked at his dull, vacuous smile—the wide, bright eyes of a child, uncertain but eager to please, and I realized what I had recognized in him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Katie had no way of knowing because even at bright noon only a dull gray light filtered through the airshaft window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He has bruises and cuts all over, and his fatigues hang in dull, tattered strips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The seats were soggy; his leather briefcase had dulled and darkened; there was a pool in each of the four footwells of the floor. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn: a shape, that’s all, dull glint of cheekbone, devoid of color. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thoreau, I have led a varied life—dishwasher, sax player, teacher. To me it has been an interesting life. Just now it seems very dull.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Rex is considerably smaller than the tiger, with mats in his mane and ribs showing under his dull coat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He felt his lip split and tatter over his teeth, but his skin seemed thickened and dull, as though he were encased in heavy rubber. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I had long argued that Communist literature was, for the most part, dull, esoteric, and Western-centered, but ought to be simple, clear, and relevant to the African masses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the dress code requires them to look as dull as humanly possible. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I recognized the sounds of a carnival in the distance: the arrhythmic wheeze of pipe organs, the dull roar of a crowd. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The locker doors hanging open into the room and all the brasswork a dull green. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His dull, groping eyes lingered kindly over his boys as they trooped in for breakfast. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The whooping and hopping dulled as her family and James watched her go. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z While Cole waited for the medication to dull the pain, Garvey sat upright on his cot and stretched the kinks out of his back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The only light came from the dull orange glow of lampposts and the high-up windows of surrounding buildings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My own gaze in return was no doubt equally as dull. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There is never a dull moment here at the Equatorial, though. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After eight hours of dull, physically intense work, I had 137 holes to show for it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The links were forged of every metal known to man: black iron and red gold, bright copper and dull lead, steel and tin and pale silver, brass and bronze and platinum. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I throw a lumpia in the air and it lands on the table with a dull plop. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It is heavy, dull, and bloated, as if he has eaten a meal, rather than empty and tom and on fire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull ache spiked up her foot when she stubbed it yet again, but this time, she actually stopped. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But Yellow Kettle was dull and angry with sorrow, and couldn’t help her own daughter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z His own mother, he said, made comments that “dulled” his “potentials and capacities.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar of the bombers has hardly faded when an artillery shell whistles over the house and makes a dull crash as it explodes not far away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Dear Bee,” she said, “how sweet of you to come and visit me. We’re so dull here, nothing for you to do.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the look on Matthias’s face, he leaned across and murmured in his ear, “All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse. Cheer up, my son.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “So?” said Harry, scanning the short news item to which the picture belonged; it was a rather dull story about interschool competitions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It’s painted dull brown on the outside, but the inside is really nice. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He drew himself up, slowly, as a man that is stiff from long bending over some dull toil. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was a dull aching in his belly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes are like dull marbles that stare through him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her skin was coarse and had a dull, spotty appearance. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It will be a duller, more colorless place. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The cave shook, echoing with a dull thud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z All the colors went back to their dull darks; the streetlights glinted off car hoods. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z To feel the cloud that hung over us lift and disperse—the cloud that dulled the heart and made happiness no more than a memory! Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben sounds like a robot, dull and factual. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The dull beat made by that foreign drum carried no message and certainly offered no cause for celebration. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But now I stand there, feeling dull and out of place and wondering how I was ever friends with Amanda to begin with. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Being with Jody and Mark and Cal was beginning to weigh on my nerves, like a dull wooden block on the strings of a piano. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The dull tubes of them beginning to move sluggishly in the cold hard light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Hel said nothing, only looked at him with her single green eye, sharp as an ice chip, and her pallid eye, dull and spoiled and dead, and he saw no fear in her. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z First I tried the 500s, which looked pretty dull if you ask me, and then over to the 600s, which looked a whole lot duller, and I’m not lying. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It split the darkness and he heard the dull plunk as a stone, not a star at all, hit the wall of the building near the window. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The gills are barely moving and the bright blue color is getting dull. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, finding myself dull, I have taken up the old disciplines I learned in Rotherer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Through it all Lyra and Pantalaimon darted like fish, making always for the dormitory, and just as they reached it, there was a dull explosion from behind that shook the building. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z LaToya escorts me through a series of metal doors and finally leads me to an empty room that’s cold, dull, and gray with white plastic tables and chairs. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Side by side they stood looking across the road at the rows and rows of dilapidated brick houses, their windows dull and blind in the darkness. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the light the sword reflected was dull, burnished, and ages old. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Well, that word made them sound dull, even in his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "I came to see you two-" Words could not express the dull pain of these things. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It seemed the proper way to go about things, if a bit dull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I tried hacking at the tongue with my shears, but it was too sinewy and tough, a rope of undulating muscle, and my shears too dull. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I turn my face away so I don’t have to look at those dull, staring eyes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When it seemed the night would last forever, the blackness finally softened into a dull gray. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As Jethro looked about the room that morning of Jenny’s departure, he felt a dull anger at sight of the cluttered filth the old teacher had left. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t fathom his interest, but he continued to stare at me with penetrating eyes, as if my dull life’s story was somehow vitally important. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “But it’s dull at Aunt March’s, and she is so cross,” said Amy, looking rather frightened. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It used to shine the color of rich autumn leaves, but now it is dull. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The rose bowl dulled and sent down a warm gray drizzle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had dull brown eyes that always seemed to be wet with tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Stories will be told about me, Strange. You should appreciate that. There ought to be adventure in them, don’t you think? It’s a dull legend that takes place in a laboratory.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z By the time the noise of the river had faded to a dull roar behind them, it felt like a plank of oak under her arm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Was life that dull, that boring and humdrum for people? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And Beatrice had called him a dull man, with never a word to say for himself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I can’t understand anything they’re saying because the hot red color has cooled off and is now a dull pink that makes me just want to rest my pounding head and sleep. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The boot thumps and the sound of dragging dulled as they moved from the hollow barn floor to the solid earth outside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Still—it was better than the dull void he’d experienced earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Even my green eyes, which I thought were my best feature, seemed dull and muted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “You’ll just have to forgive her otherwise. This is a dull place, Mr. Macon. There’s absolutely nothing in the world going on here. Not a thing.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The thickly knotted roots and the dull shovel blade conspired against him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The sky was a dull slab of gray—not the natural pale light of morning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The sharp pain in my heart dulls to an ache, though my thoughts are still full of my family. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a larger landscape in dull fall colors — an empty, shadowed meadow in a forest, with a craggy peak in the distance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe it would have meant standing around in armor and going on dull quests. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The unshaven and the unwashed stared at the riders with dull resentment from behind the line of spears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each day found her duller than the day before, exhausted and feverish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then her eyes dulled and she looked down again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long time since I had dined with a poule, and I had forgotten how dull it could be. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z More cannons thumped; the dull sound rolled among the hills. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she wore a dull skirt, no shoes, and no makeup. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It had darkened to a dull blue overnight, and he could no longer put any weight on it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The water was dull green, like the trees in a Hudson River School painting, but it looked glassy and clear. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The twin points of light in his eyes had dulled and nearly vanished, as if someone had entered his eyes with a minute paintbrush and painted them gray. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And all them dull announce-ments, not to mention them dull sermons?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was hard and dull, and there was no life to him at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But the queen remained as dull as a stone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “He has stiff white hair, blazing little eyes, and a dull purple birthmark on the side of his face,” recalled one of the suffragists. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The cacophony of voices faded to a dull hum as she began to read what she’d written. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But then her expression dulled again and she sank back into the chair. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was an ordinary-looking dagger, with a double-sided blade of dull metal about eight inches long, a short crosspiece of the same metal, and a handle of rosewood. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, there is a low pulse in my knee right now, a dull throbbing sensation that feels the way distant sirens sound. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock of it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Sweet,” Roy said, though cruising a mall seemed like a pretty dull way to spend a Saturday morning. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dull explosion as the egg broke, and then a horrible smell. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Dusty lightbulbs dangled above and created dull pools of light to guide their way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The hearth was down to a dull red glow. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She is thin and pale, dull eyed, with sharp cheekbones and matted dark red hair, wind-chapped cheeks, and a red-rimmed nose. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Its eyes were dull and, even as Harry watched, a couple more feathers fell out of its tail. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I tried to convince Madoc that Oak was too young and that this dinner will be too dull, but Madoc insisted that he come. Perhaps you can sit beside him and keep him amused.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The old man had lost control for a moment and the pain was there; the exhaustion dulled the eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the ceiling, moths fling themselves at the dull gray light tubes running the length of the corridor and I hear the papery flapping of their wings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As he held up the staff to see what lay before him, he caught a dull gleam at the farthest edge of the circle of werelight: a wall of rain-wet wood. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A dull rage at the unfairness of it swept over him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Fits of weariness began to pass over Longstreet, as clouds pass over and dull the heat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw her dull face, but I thought she was just fasting. You know she’s always fasting. She will fast and fast until God gives her a husband.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Afternoon sun played off the dull mahogany of its propeller. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the early 1900s Pierre Curie began to experience clear signs of radiation sickness–notably dull aches in his bones and chronic feelings of malaise–which doubtless would have progressed unpleasantly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Werfel! I see you stopped reading those big dull books long enough to actually leave the house!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The cool water soothes my skin; it dulls the burning pain of the cuts on my head and above my eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dull and flat, like a teacher offering a prayer before sit-down dinner. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The seat had once been bright red, but what was now left of the paint was dull and chipped, revealing the gray wood beneath. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Alby pointed to the large barn in the back corner, its red paint long faded to a dull rust color. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Only a dull, greenish tinge along the horizon to their right showed that daybreak was drawing closer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A dark mass to my left attracts my attention; something dull in texture is floating on the surface of the darkening stream. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The curtains had been drawn here too against the dull grey evening. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There were wooden toys moldering in a box; crayons on a windowsill, their colors dulled by the light of ten thousand after noons; a dollhouse with dolls inside, lifers in an ornate prison. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Slowly he felt the edge beginning to dull. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I leave on one dull light in the corner. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The fourth hand was longer and more slender, and seemed to be made of a duller metal than the other three. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sky brightened to a dull bronze glow as the last of the seasons geese rushed southward, flying so low I could hear the beat of their wings against the morning air. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And Gitano was an old man, until you got to the dull dark eyes. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah?” said Moody quietly, limping forward a few steps, the dull clunk of his wooden leg echoing around the hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was because I was dull myself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The money is an incentive—the word “incentive” here means “an offered reward to persuade you to do something you don’t want to do”—to read long, dull, and difficult books. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z And finally he turned to me, his eyes dull, and he spoke. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed herself up, dazed, as she heard the dull slam of Sigurd’s boots on the barn floor. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She was a dull person, but a sensational invitation to make babies. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearied by all they had gone through, the sodden rabbits crouched without talking, incapable of any feeling but a dull relief and without even the energy to wonder what was going to happen next. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with a round tin of metal polish, they waxed a dim gloss on the dull zinc pipe rising from the cement on his groin. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She looked to be his own age, with dull red hair and a broad face dotted by freckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had been a dull summer and they were restless. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They are white and pale blue and dull green, and they draw me to them by some strange magnetism. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After cutting the dragon free, Minli’s knife was dull and the skin on her fingers and toes was wrinkled from having been in the dragon’s lake of tears for so long. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then the light winked out below the haze again and all three pilots were left blinded in the dull gloom of a showery autumn afternoon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I watched all of this happen as if in a fevered dream, head throbbing, a dull buzzing deep in my mind, as if the pressing sun overhead had revealed to me its voice. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Chucks eyes had rolled up in their sockets, dull white orbs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z "Our marriage . . . that makes a long tale and a dull one, Your Grace. I would not trouble you with it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He drew out Sting: it flashed and glittered like a blue flame; and then slowly faded again and grew dull. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The girl looked up at Hazel with dull eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He called himself a coward and a dull rascal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His fingers traced the dull edge of the blade. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The weather threatened to dull the elaborate fireworks display that Frank Millet had planned as a further boost for the exposition’s attendance, which despite steady week-to-week increases still lagged behind expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, do be more plain to me! Perhaps grief and trouble are dulling my brain.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The smoke in the air was thinning, the roar of the fire dulled in his ears. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There is a dull ache in the marrow of my bones. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His legs ached, a fierce burning sitting on top of a dull soreness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind the house, seeming almost overhead, the great hills were muted and dull in the rain. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The patches of new skin were dull reddish brown. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The buildings had always seemed more impressive because they were the only buildings to receive regular paintings; usually, the nearby houses and cabins were left untouched to become the dull grained gray of weathered wood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her books had been few and mostly dull. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Then hold it you dull," she said, "far the rest of your life." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As I work the brush along the chain, it is transformed from a dull gray to the color of tinsel. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was certainly better than Grandpa Will’s deadly dull Seder lessons. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Most times, that made no never mind to her—their talk was usually pretty dull listening. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every time it rained the old leg-break seemed to remember itself, and what it remembered was a dull hurt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The Shire-hobbits referred to those of Bree, and to any others that lived beyond the borders, as Outsiders, and took very little interest in them, considering them dull and uncouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her hair was dull and matted, loosely held back to reveal her reddened ears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Thank goodness. Adults can be so serious and dull. And as you all know, reading and learning are anything but dull!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A layer of pale clouds covers the sun, making the daylight hazy and dull. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I won’t risk another dull visit for a while, so I’m having Sheldon, my chauffeur, deliver this account to your home. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z These were growing flesh as I watched, turning into men, but men with dull gray skin, yellow eyes, and modern clothes—gray muscle shirts, camo pants, and combat boots. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z You could move through dull moments without any pain. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I did not forget what had happened, but the memory was dulled, as if seen through thick gauze. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was dull gray, mottled with greenish and brownish blotches that looked like mildew. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Return with the dear eyes dulled, the firm hand still, the magnificent voice silent, the Leader cold? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds hang heavy over the low, flat roof of the colegio, hiding the mountains, giving everything a dull metallic sheen. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third morning Caradhras rose before them, a mighty peak, tipped with snow like silver, but with sheer naked sides, dull red as if stained with blood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His phone had been ringing for a while, an endless, dull buzzing in his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His pillow fell off the bed, hitting the floor with a dull thud, like a small body landing there. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I first arrived, I thought this country flat and dull. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The lines turned out to be a hundred dull ones, as Aeneas—Turner thought he finally had the spelling down—moped about and looked for a place to live. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The stripes on the cushions have dulled to gray as if the color made no difference at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They could not run as fast as leopard children normally run, and their coats were dull and matted. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By making careful preparations, by foreseeing possibilities, Doc hoped to make this party as non-lethal as possible without making it dull. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck’s eyes had rolled up in their sockets, dull white orbs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Examining his frozen hands and feet, which had a dull whitish sheen like a dirty bathroom sink, Kamler observed grimly, “This is the worst frostbite I’ve ever seen.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A latch clicks, dulling the sounds from upstairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Supply Depot clerk wasn’t a bad job, but it was a dull one. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The lamp-light, bright on his boots and dull on the autumn-leaf yellow of her hair, glinted along the paper as she turned a page with a flutter of slender muscles in her arms. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The room was quiet except for the dull hum of traffic on Oxford Street. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Most dull teachers at least had a few credentials to back them up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But the thoughts in my head are still clumsy, dull. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It dulled my pain and made me sleepy. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, my father's face had gone a dull reddish colour, like no colour I had seen on a living being. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The rest of that day was dull going, under a cold gray sky, but they made a fair distance, by Malcolm’s reckoning. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Ben had never seen his father use a dull coin for this ceremony. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The impact of the bullets had been dull, like a push from behind, but they hadn’t hurt me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Everyone is so dull today,” Cardan says, but he doesn’t sound as if he’s bored. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Whenever she spoke, her lips blurred to a dull line in her face. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lawns are crabgrass and their mailboxes are dull metal. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There was stinging rain and dull, chilling fog, and the men flew at week-long intervals, whenever the weather cleared. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All heads turned toward Lapp, all eyes except Shorty’s assessing him with the dull disdain of macho eyes confronting a little Lord Fauntleroy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I promise they are not dull, for I am not one inclined to sit through pages of nonsense and bloated speech, though perhaps you enjoy works and authors who think very highly of themselves. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “My senses are black and unfeeling; my mind is dull and stupid. My hopes of advancement are dashed,” Hamlet said with bitterness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They taught less vigorously and told fewer stories, lessons became duller and more careful, and yet this seemed to be what the badge wearers wanted. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Dimarion’s boat struck their hull with a dull thunk, and the chief mate grunted. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The process was excruciatingly dull—but small thoughts, Mendel knew, often bloomed into large principles. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It is a dull, drab, ash gray; it looks very old, even though it was built several years ago. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was brilliant red, the color of a lucky lantern, with emerald-green whiskers, horns, and a dull stone-colored ball like the moon on his head. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was tall now, and he’d let his hair grow long once he was free of the monks and their dull razors. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Claudine appears in my head: doughy gray flesh, beautiful round frame, dull brown hair, big eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The idea opened up a new field of possibilities, Frank Crawley being so shy, so dull. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The art of provocation was unknown to me, and I would sit with his map upon my lap, the wind blowing my dull, lanky hair, happy in his silence yet eager for his words. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His bedroom was the simplest room of all--except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Worse, his normally brown skin had faded to dull gray, like he’d been underground for months. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It was there in her dull, metal-gray eyes, a cold, terrible surety unlike anything a normal pretty could ever convey. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A young man in a trench coat, with cornsilk hair and delphinium eyes red-edged by the dull wind, turned to me and then pointed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the dull, oxlike panic as blood dripped down his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the hook against Griffin's jaw, the dull, meaty thunk, echoed in his mind all the way home in Spoon's car. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They pranced up statically, pierced by their dull gilt bars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Within, upon the first floor above the street, up a wide carven stair, he showed them to a fair room, light and airy, with goodly hangings of dull gold sheen unfigured. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z From time to time all things, clouds, icy rain, ice, air, would turn a dull red, then fade slowly back to gray. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There were dull yellow lanterns lighting up a dark flight of stone steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The sky was clear but dull above the fig trees lining the street. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what it was, at first—a wad of dull gray cloth—but when I touched it I realized it was silk, so I took it, in case it was important. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She was old and young at the same time, with dull eyes as though she had not slept for many years. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! very well,” exclaimed Miss Bates, “then I need not be uneasy. ‘Three things very dull indeed.’ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It was a dull, rather red light, not at all cheerful. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Years before, I would have considered him too obvious, too dull, practically simple-minded. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She stood beaming under a dull gray sky, tears streaming down her cheeks, the needle-cold wind blowing her hair, and clutching that baby in her arms like she never wanted to let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a dull yellow like desert sand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It became plain that they thought of their life in the hutch as dull but safe. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z School work was dull and uninspiring compared to the mysteries of religion. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A pinch of sand, a long, dull wait, another pinch of sand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I occupied myself with memorizing the room; the striped pattern of the couches, tan, peach, cream, dull gold, and tan again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The prevailing color of life in America is a dull, dark green called olive drab. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see what a dull place the world would be without color?” he said, bowing until his chin almost touched the ground. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When I zoomed in on the satellite image of the building, it looked like a black rectangle fronted by dull silver and then grass behind. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The knight absorbed the beatings silently; the only sounds were the muttered curses of the slaves who beat him and the dull thuds of their clubs pounding against Ser Jorah’s bruised and battered flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her parents had succeeded in rubbing down to a dull glow any sparkle or splutter die had. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He turned it upside-down and set it on the bar with a dull thump of finality. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ivy was so focused on her mission when she got there yesterday, she could’ve sworn it was a dull beige trimmed with a slightly darker dull beige like all the other houses. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For that reason the dull noise was not quite so conspicuous. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z His right eye glittered and flashed, his left eye was dull. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A dull writer, but less dull than usual in this tale. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So I packed a small dull knife, half a ball of string, and Ben’s book into a tattered canvas sack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt the dull resistance of its physical presence, felt her hand cleave easily through it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her face was dull at first, but as soon as she hugged us, she brightened up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I am trying to get this whale of a snapper,” I said in such an ordinary voice that it was dull. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty dense, you know. Your police file makes for pretty dull reading.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The weapon still lay on the floor, dull and deadly, and the knife that had fallen there, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Opening it, I pull out a cartoon drawing, the colors sad and dull. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z This one was dull green; the other had been tan. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” said Moss, his voice dull and lifeless. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The only expression I could manage was a dull, dead look. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I did not find him dull or uninteresting as Beatrice had done. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After Reynie had repeated this several times, Sticky gave a dull nod and reached for the soap. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z First she tossed her bundle of bones to the upper level, wincing at the dull clatter of bone against bone inside the cloth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Lelia always worried that in ten years we would be fat and dull and maybe by then even have a big- screen TV. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The brass was dull and there were patches of green on it that took the form of another hand that once had held it but otherwise it was perfect. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He never let a dull spot appear in conversation if he could help it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, in the dull morning rain, the boy seemed frantic. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The upshot was that it ensured no day was dull. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The Story Box flared white-hot in the dark before it faded to a dull glow, and a sigh seemed to settle throughout the hull of the ancient ship. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She walked to a dull gray van two aisles away and put the thermos inside. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His left hand still throbbed—a dull pain, but persistent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ron yelled, and he slammed his foot on the accelerator; they shot straight into the low, woolly clouds and everything turned dull and foggy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Now, without Glish, Hammerhead and the others in their group are back to a dull chatter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Over Drumner in the dark now a great table of dull fire burns. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Of course people are still donating food. That dull fellow must be taking the food to his own family,” Master said, as he started the car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a dull crack as her body hit the tops of the trees, and another as she landed at the bottom of the rocky ravine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Finn ground his palms into his forehead, trying to rub away the dull ache there. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Miss Simpson made a dull speech as she presented Charlie with a gift from the school: a wool stocking cap and some stationery. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then his mouth moved silently, and with a slight tremor he drew his hand away from the circle of dull metal that lay upon the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The streets of Mamou’s neighborhood didn’t look so different from the streets back home: dull gray asphalt. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Clutching a robe about her gaunt frame, her unknotted hair hanging long and limp, she tried to focus her dulled eyes on the shocked face of her visitor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Would they see the immense melancholy that hung over the quarter, so oppressive that men had to dull their sensibilities in noise or wine or sex or gluttony in order to escape it? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of it is light and airy, some sharp and pointed, but most of it, I’m afraid, is just heavy and dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But she gave only some cursory measurements, pointedly declined to specify any details about the structure, and then brought a witheringly dull academic seminar to its close. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a dull business. You kids have a good sleep.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then the spasm passed, leaving a dull ache behind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was nearly nine o’clock when Squealer made his appearance, walking slowly and dejectedly, his eyes dull, his tail hanging limply behind him, and with every appearance of being seriously ill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Its leather binding and marbled edges proclaimed to all the world that it was about as dull a book as could ever have been written by any one human being. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Mist's dulling the gold leaves and browning the reds. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Apollo said that he was merely giving to ears so dull and dense the proper shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were several lines of bright, clear pain crossing the backs of his arms and a dull ache that pulled at his left side every time he drew in a breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their eyes were still dull, but they were back on their feet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The whooping and hopping dulled as her family and James watched her go. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Piece by piece, as at the strokes of a dull godmother's wand, the old world sprang back into position. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z His breath left and he felt a dull pain in his side that spread, engulfing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He forced himself to remember the dullest things he knew—bootblack, an application form, a wet towel on his bedroom floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When he opened them again it was evening and some of the sharp pain had abated—there were many dull aches—and the crash came back to him folly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently the dull hours among the cutting tables make a visitor doubly welcome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A few looked at him with dull, flat eyes when he entered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some sat sharpening their weapons; others sacrificed to queer gods, or dulled their nerves with milk of the poppy before going out to die. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The curving tail of the prow was chipped and dull, the hull was battered and knobby with barnacles, the canvas dark and weathered, yet how beautiful she was! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As the chanting faded back to a dull roar, I turned to face my companions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was an unholy amount of noise in the background, the kind of dull roar you’d expect at the height of a raging frat party. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ralph jerked his cheek off the earth and looked into the dulled light. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The toil was dull and mechanical, but at least he was moving, and at least every step took him closer to Lyra. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The bombs drew closer until their reports were followed by lower, more ominous sounds—the dull thud of walls collapsing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We were forced deeper and deeper underwater, the devastating roaring receding into a dull, faraway drone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She couldn't make out much beyond them, but somewhere down the hallway, a dull orange light flickered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Afterward, his senses had been dulled and his reactions slowed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I cringed, but instead of a terrible crash, there was just a dull splintering of wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was very dull for the birds in jail. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Her grandmother had been dead for two years, but being surrounded by all of her things had brought a dull ache back to Candice’s heart. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The track of the dull sun moving unseen beyond the murk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He was a dull man, a man who got by. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Mighty dull talk it was, too; almost all of it politics, and London politics at that, nothing exciting about Tartars. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z From one woman’s unzipped bag, a heel sticks out like a dull dagger. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But even after a half hour of walking, all that remains of the beating I took are ugly bruises and a dull soreness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z An endless number of painfully dull classes have been rescued by a perfectly timed Cooley pun. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “We agreed it was a dull show,” Houseman recalled. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z His cheek muscles tightened, and a dull anger glazed his eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Dylan did his about lightning, which was dull, because lightning isn’t alive, and besides, all he did was explain what different kinds of lightning looked like. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was dull work, made even duller on the days I was partnered with a fellow named Reggie, an alleged genius unhappy with the course his life had taken. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z From quick glances he allowed himself, all he saw were dull, empty faces. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Not until I am well dulled with brandy,” Theodora said firmly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The dull thuds of thunder falling in the distance now felt comforting, and before the sounds entirely faded, Omakayas was asleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Too much media would be numbing, dulling, cheat her children of an engaged life, the kind she’d always craved as a child. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His hair was peppered with gray, and the whites of his eyes had turned a dull yellow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The ache was always there, but tonight it was just a dull throb. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘But we have no need of other company, and hobbits are so dull,’ they laughed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The same dull olive of the toy soldier the fox had cached in the milkweed stalks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lefty opened the bar at eight in the morning, and by eight-thirty the barstools were filled with men dulling themselves before reporting to work. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As I paddled on, my heartbeat boomed like a dull motor in my ears. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “What a strange speech,” thought Milo, for he’d heard many in the past and knew that they were supposed to be long and dull. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But all the luxury in the palace did nothing to dull the sharp clarity of the emotions that gripped her every time she remembered her vision. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I clutch my middle to dull the pain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had us watch one of her famously dull documentaries. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Now the sound swelled in my consciousness like a dull headache. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The only light came from the dull orange glow of lampposts and the high-up windows of surrounding buildings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had no idea if this was proper, but after months of wholesome, dull asylum diet, I was greedy for butter. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was stuck on the back steps with a pile of dull knives and a whetstone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Dusty lightbulbs dangled above and created dull pools of light to guide their way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Shaker Heights was dependably safe and thus the news, such as it was, was correspondingly dull. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In school the next day I was dull. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I carry that high as long as I can, through the night and into the morning, till the voices and the image and the music fade to a dull buzz in the background. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Far away, in the trees over Hill House, an owl cried out, and toward morning a thin, fine rain began, misty and dull. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Life on the farm is boring and dull, but at least there is enough to eat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, in bed, I keep waking to the dull, pleasant sound of voices coming from the patio outside my window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I learn that Lou Anne, whom I find dull and vapid and have never paid much mind to, gave Louvenia two weeks off with pay so she could help her grandson. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His eyes are my mother’s eyes—a dull green, almost gray, though his blue shirt makes their color appear more potent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It's so barbaric, the president turning my bridal gown into my shroud, that the blow strikes home, leaving me with a dull ache inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When it was done, he staggered back and sat down hard in the grass, a dull distant look in his eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "How very bland this world does look by day. And how dull." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, after another eight dull hours of desk duty, Officer Delinko decided to swing by the Mother Paula’s site once more. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And he lugs them out, yards of them, with mustard greens, and racks of pigs' ears, and pork chops and black-eyed peas with dull accusing eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In his hand, the stone took on a dull light as if it were awakening at his touch. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was drowsy, but when he was on the verge of sleep he jerked abrupdy to a dull wakefulness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The White Mountain hotels were a little too dull, a little too remote and expensive, for modern tastes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Viewers filled out questionnaires and turned a dial marked “very dull,” “dull,” “fair,” “good,” and “very good” as they watched the show, with their responses then translated into a score between 1 and 100. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He throws it in the empty cauldron where it lands with a dull wet thud, the watch clattering against the metal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Iaided in the pounding of boiled clothes; I translated dull tags; I daily ran my fingers through Mr. Sharpe’s hair, greasing it and feeding his graying queue into a bag. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The last standing wall of the clothing store cracked and tumbled down with a dull rumble. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Like a crow, Ada liked shiny things, and with them she had transformed her dull, ragged coat into a sparkling work of art. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I felt very weak now, very tired in a dull, spent way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The air was full of thunder, and there was rain behind the white dull sky, but it did not fall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those houses that get very quiet and dull in the afternoon and always seem to smell of mutton. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z My mind is like tar, my body racked with dull pain, but I’m aware enough to know that if I don’t rise from this pallet, I really am dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Behind them stood two large, strong, stupid-looking men—one with a black unibrow running over his dull eyes, the other with a face like an anvil. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Next to the goat was the body of a young man, his face as dull in death as it must have been in life. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Apollodorus, also a Greek, is, next to Ovid, the most voluminous ancient writer on mythology, but, unlike Ovid, he is very matter-of-fact and very dull. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But he judged, from the dull and muffled sound, that the walls were too thick for his feeble tapping to penetrate. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t face Esperanza, and the shame of yelling at his mother—Moss knew better than to do that—dulled the sadness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A bigger chopper, a heavy affair, was leaning against the door—the metal of it stained a dull brown. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z They were like the devices that held our tartans together, unremarkable, dull, but necessary in their way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was fall, and the grass was getting duller, and the trees were gold and that reddish brown that looks like the color of old bricks. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The girl’s eyes flashed with anger, then dulled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I take off my glasses, wipe my palms across my eyes, and let them close, grateful the painkillers will dull all the aches with sleep. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When I woke up in the dull, sunless heat the next morning, I dressed and splashed my face with cold water and put on some lipstick and opened the door slowly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When the shears’ dull edge brushed against my skin, there was no chill, only pressure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t speak Voidish,” said the king with his dull, malign grin. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But now she heard it too: a dull, intermittent metallic noise, a muted clank. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the dull rushing sound that space and silence make. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Minli was not brown and dull like the rest of the village. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I had let myself sit like a coward in the dull, endless stream of gray and green, never drawing attention, never once letting myself believe that I could or should escape. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Every now and again they heard a dull rumble, as a great boulder rolled down from hidden heights above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z |
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