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The phrase "dull by" is not grammatically correct or commonly used in written English.
It could potentially be used as part of a larger phrase or clause, but on its own it does not make sense. A more common and correct way to use the word "dull" in a sentence would be something like: "The lecture was dull and uninteresting." Alternatively, you could use the word "by" as a preposition to indicate a method or means, such as "He chose to dull the pain by taking medication."
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Makes my book seem dull by comparison".
It made the juice from a mature coconut seem oily and dull by comparison.
At one Australian Open, Wozniacki responded to accusations of being dull by saying that she was simply asked boring questions.
Kent, where he spent most of his invalid life, might seem dull by comparison, but had much to recommend it.
Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry and Neil Young.
Wilmington was deemed mediocre and dull by the public and peers alike and was the frequent target of satirists and caricaturists.
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becomes dulled by familiarity.
Mass murder dulled by architectural Musak.
She seems dulled by the mundane events of her life.
Other stories are similarly dulled by Hochman's insistent morals.
For Martin, though, the accomplishment was dulled by a growing dread.
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