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Meanings of dull by in English

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Usage of dull by in English
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When I go to the East Side it looks dull by comparison.
100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
2
He shook his head stupidly as if worn dull by mental agony.
The Blue Wall / A Story of Strangeness and Struggle
3
Happily, the fire had grown a little dull by this time.
Sisters
4
A small, birdlike man, he seemed dull by comparison with Rivers.
Success to the Brave
5
I hope you did not find the time dull by yourself?'
Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages
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But he was very sociable and the way seemed long and dull by himself.
The Crimson Fairy Book
7
Ramiro looked at him with eyes rendered dull by agony.
The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in...
8
Scientific literature-scientists talking to scientists-isdull by design.
Skeptics and true believers: the exhilarating connection between...
9
The maid, who would have shone among many women, looked stiff and dull by contrast.
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
10
The details of this part of his speech were felt to be dull by the strangers.
Phineas Redux
11
Gallon's conversation so interesting," he said, rather forlornly, "mine will seem dull by contrast.
An Algonquin Maiden: A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada
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I limped out of the emergency room and into a day made dull by low scudding clouds.
The king of lies
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The main feature was dull by comparison.
The Irish Times
14
Fish stock and water (even when seasoned with garlic, herbs, and spices) were dull by comparison.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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I felt dull by myself, and have come just for a minute... to have a peep at you.
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
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Stern heard a few words in a singular, guttural tone-wordsrendered dull by the high compression of the air.
Darkness and Dawn