Verb
The music lulled him to sleep.
the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security Noun
we took the opportunity of a lull in the conversation to announce that we were engaged to be married
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Verb
You’re kind of lulled along a certain direction in the story.—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 May 2025 Gan lulls us into a false sense of familiarity with an opening built on flamboyant silent cinema techniques.—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Noun
Yeboah hasn’t scored since March, a lull of seven matches that also came with an ankle injury.—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025 There may be a lull in storms in the afternoon, but there is also a chance that once the first round dissipates, another batch of severe weather forms on the eastern fringes of the area.—Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lull
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