The stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
There was a dullness in his heart. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Blade Runner has some substance, maybe even a lot, but it's so buried in dullness it's tough to dig it out. From Wordnik.com. [SF Tidbits for 6/18/08] Reference
"I think what we call the dullness of things is a disease in ourselves. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Deronda] Reference
He continued in the same tone to ridicule what he was pleased to call my dullness and credulity. From Wordnik.com. [Manon Lescaut] Reference
It would be a mistake to equate his bluntness with any kind of dullness of mind or spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Pouncey - An interview with author] Reference
David Lawton has a great article about the "dullness" of 15th-c English lit along these lines. From Wordnik.com. [Why Medieval Women Writers Belong in the Canon] Reference
And there had been about her a kind of dullness, which Doda had attributed to the extremely rapid cell growth. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle of Forever]
What you call dullness I call repose. From Wordnik.com. [What Great Men Have Said About Women Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 77] Reference
The next year he contrasted his own "dullness" with the poet's "brilliance". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
One which doesn’t have the Canadian disease of dull earnestness and earnest dullness, that is?. From Wordnik.com. [Media Predict: calling all artsies! It’s power play time! « raincoaster] Reference
The organization of the Libertarian Party is riddled with 'dullness' and ennui, lacking in passion and true righteous enthusiasm. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul - Blog] Reference
Rather, I am aware of a kind of dullness, of seeing a very narrow set of things that become the lens through which we see and understand. From Wordnik.com. [Glory to God for All Things] Reference
And now came a time of comparative dullness at Oakley. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Calcutta retrospect chides his dullness of perception. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
They're getting tired of the confinement and the dullness. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
His dullness and immobility had increased almost to a stupor. From Wordnik.com. [The Crooked House] Reference
A whiff of dullness is proof that a side has attained maturity. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Crouch steers Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League] Reference
But if the princess was annoyed at the new-found dullness of her. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
The dullness left her face, and an unselfish light dawned in its place. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
Grace had experienced nothing but a sense of dullness and extreme sleepiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Knock A Story] Reference
"Lacking true wit, fools nowadays essay only compliments to cover their dullness.". From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Bendel goes on, noting in particular the film's overall dullness and tone-deafness. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Reichert: You Can't Please Everyone] Reference
The deadly dullness of the day-after-day routine was enough to wear out the strongest soul. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan Passions] Reference
At the same time, the technical dullness of much of the EU's rulemaking discourages media attention. From Wordnik.com. [Real Wheeling and Dealing in Brussels] Reference
In other words, maybe the Premier League's duopoly doesn't mean the title race is doomed to dullness. From Wordnik.com. [Man U, Chelsea and a Bunch of Stiffs] Reference
There is also great depression, as dullness and sleepiness with little or no inclination to move about. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
War can be a good thing, a fine thing — despite all the blood; it elevates our lives from its dullness. From Wordnik.com. [Rook] Reference
Often she had got up in the morning with a feeling of dullness, as if there were nothing to look forward to. From Wordnik.com. [Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls] Reference
Frequently the chill is absent, and after a preliminary stage of dullness there is fever followed by sweating. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)] Reference
These are the stirring sports of the mind, which finds in fiction a relief from the wearisome dullness of the actual. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It was that naïve confidence that had blinded her to Lance's growing weakness, the dullness that had crept into his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Casualty] Reference
He disliked London and he rebelled against the dullness of life in a vicarage overrun with district visitors and mothers 'meetings. From Wordnik.com. [Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies] Reference
When I look tired, for instance, you may take it as a sure sign that I am bored; nothing ever really makes me feel ill except dullness. '. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
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