lulled

past tense of lull

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lulled This is not the time to get lulled into a false sense of security, according to BTIG. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 The little girl could be heard well over a rowdy crowd that had about been lulled into passiveness — and eventually, boos in the fifth round — in the humdrum title fight. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Perhaps Hollywood had lulled us into believing that runaway machine intelligence was, well, just the stuff of science fiction. — Michael Oreskes, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Despite the belligerents’ massive wartime potential, populations and policymakers were lulled into a false sense of control. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Exhausted parents may also be lulled to sleep by the ocean effects! — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026 Ironically, my reaction to a previous illuminated tire light may have lulled me into complacency when that light returned months later. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026 While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Paraguay can’t afford to be lulled into a false sense of security. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lulled
Verb
  • Strangely enough, they can be calmed by conducting mindfulness exercises.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The advance ended a truce that had been in place since 2022 and had calmed a devastating civil war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • History was repeating, ancient bonds once damaged in war, silenced, and soothed in the quiet moments after.
    — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Venus ascendant, sky blackened with the new moon, and acool breeze soothed you.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • James Newton Howard Howard composed the emotional finale of the film.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At one point, the audience tentatively started clapping then quickly quieted back down.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When the room finally quieted, Mom, his recovery room nurse, placed gauze over his eyes to block the hallway light.
    — Washington Post readers, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Both agencies appeased a murderer.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Lulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lulled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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