lulled; lulling; lulls
Synonyms
Examples of lull in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Styles, now 29, crooned the chorus as the rest of the band lulled harmonies to support him.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
Some Republicans worry that their voters have been lulled into a false sense of complacency about the challenge of beating a Democratic incumbent president.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
Apple’s campus and pre-event setup lulls you into a sense of calm before the craziness begins.
—WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
Endings are inevitable, but the Eagles are wrapping their five-decade career with a lengthy spin around the country and a generous 23-song setlist that lulled for the first hour and rocked through the second.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Architectural Digest posited that gray had this particular effect on people because of calming properties which presumably lull people into spending money.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 June 2023
Putin, lulled into complacency by his conviction that people love him and the elites are loyal to him, may do little to arrest this decay.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
Needham’s Kimberly Kearns, 40, founded Sober in the Suburbs for ordinary people who have become gradually trapped by their own drinking but lulled into complacency.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
That span is usually a lull for planning international travel, after the busy summer travel has wrapped up and most Americans are traveling domestically for the holidays, resulting in fewer passport applications.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
Will the lull last? July 15, 2023 Significantly, the scientists found that people who had a particular version of a gene — called HLA-B*15:01 — were more than twice as likely to remain asymptomatic compared with those who didn’t, Hollenbach said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
The lull after the hype, in his view, was more to do with the nature of AI and its long cycle.
—Lavender Au, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
That’s partly because, much like August, there is a lull in economic data that could catalyze a stock rally.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
These people may or may not be right, but there’s certainly no lull in the push to insert chatbots into everyday work life.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Offshore, the weather alternates among brisk winds, storms, and occasional lulls, sometimes going from one to another in mere minutes.
—Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
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Verb
Shaheed scored the game’s only TD by lulling and blowing by cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, a 26-year-old who had big plays in Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl-winning season three years ago.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Styles, now 29, crooned the chorus as the rest of the band lulled harmonies to support him.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
Some Republicans worry that their voters have been lulled into a false sense of complacency about the challenge of beating a Democratic incumbent president.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
Apple’s campus and pre-event setup lulls you into a sense of calm before the craziness begins.
—WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
Endings are inevitable, but the Eagles are wrapping their five-decade career with a lengthy spin around the country and a generous 23-song setlist that lulled for the first hour and rocked through the second.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Architectural Digest posited that gray had this particular effect on people because of calming properties which presumably lull people into spending money.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 June 2023
Putin, lulled into complacency by his conviction that people love him and the elites are loyal to him, may do little to arrest this decay.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
Needham’s Kimberly Kearns, 40, founded Sober in the Suburbs for ordinary people who have become gradually trapped by their own drinking but lulled into complacency.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
Noun
There may be a lull or two into the midday or afternoon.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
That span is usually a lull for planning international travel, after the busy summer travel has wrapped up and most Americans are traveling domestically for the holidays, resulting in fewer passport applications.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
Will the lull last? July 15, 2023 Significantly, the scientists found that people who had a particular version of a gene — called HLA-B*15:01 — were more than twice as likely to remain asymptomatic compared with those who didn’t, Hollenbach said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
The lull after the hype, in his view, was more to do with the nature of AI and its long cycle.
—Lavender Au, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
That’s partly because, much like August, there is a lull in economic data that could catalyze a stock rally.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
These people may or may not be right, but there’s certainly no lull in the push to insert chatbots into everyday work life.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Offshore, the weather alternates among brisk winds, storms, and occasional lulls, sometimes going from one to another in mere minutes.
—Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
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Kids Definition
lull
1 of 2 verb1
: to cause to sleep or rest
2
: to cause to relax vigilance
were lulled into a false sense of security
lull
2 of 2 noun1
: a temporary calm before or during a storm
2
: a temporary drop in activity
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