Sentence examples for dull gloss from inspiring English sources

They were crusted with gray and orange lichen as if splotched with paint, all but one, which was naked and black, with a dull gloss to it.

In delivering songs, dialogue and monologues — in which language is a fusion of gangster, jive, rock and cowboy jargon that creates a complete portrait of a self-contained world — Mr. Wise has the dull gloss and weariness of a fading lounge act playing Caesars Palace at 2 a.m.

I wore those shoes until the suede finish was worn to a slick, dull gloss.

It may seem as if it will dull the gloss but it will offer a more protective shine.

But even a rumpled driver could not dull the high-gloss aura of the $164,305 test car.

But the new President's early failures — his hastily designed travel ban and attempt to replace the Affordable Care Act, and the widely reported bickering and chaos among the White House staff — have quickly dulled the transformational gloss.

The brain-dulling Simon Cowell Orchestra work hard to gloss over and smooth out the edge, oddity, fear, doubt, desperation, loneliness and otherness of Susan in their commercially prudent efforts to tell us not the abrasive, vexing true story but a carefully scented and cloying fairy story.

"Don't over-beat the meringue – it should be glossy like a gloss paint and not dull," says Lynn. Transfer the meringue mix on to a large lined baking tray.

You can use either a gloss (shiny) or matte (dull) finish.

The dust and dirt that accumulate on a floor act as an abrasive that can grind the gloss from the surface, leaving the floor looking dull and drab.

This can include: Lip gloss: Use this when your lips are looking dull.