Sentence examples for dull on from inspiring English sources

Its blades, shiny on one side, dull on the other, assisted groundskeepers in mowing the courts' distinct lines.

The sun catches the newly cut blades of grass, shiny on one side, dull on the other, and now a breeze sidles across the lawn, riffling it like a hand passing over a brush cut.

These early tools closely resembled the knives we use today, consisting of a piece of metal that was sharp on one end the blade and dull on the other the tang.

If you're using a ribbon that is shiny on one side and dull on the other, make sure that the shiny side faces down so that as you make your bow, the shiny side will form the outside of your loops.

These early tools closely resembled the knives we use today, consisting of a piece of metal that was sharp on one end--the blade--and dull on the other--the tang.

The white room looks dull, on purpose.

Not to worry, though: Wood has not yet declined into a measured, dull, on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand book reviewer.

Scales may be duller on frozen fish and the flesh may not be as firm once thawed, but it is typically safe to eat if the integrity of the packaging has been assured.

The thing is, even this drab, dull, take on dub techno is totally, completely listenable.

Today, the innovative technology that powers the screens of Kindle and the Sony Reader is a dull gray-on-gray.

It's also been cold - with June the coolest since 1991 - and one of the dullest on record too.