lull
verb (used with object)
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means.
has lulled
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present perfectof lull (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even if we’re intellectually prepared, there’s a risk that years of relative peace has lulled us into a false sense of security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
So much pink has lulled us into the belief that we are up to speed on the disease.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019
Credit Aster’s sense for timing in a film that has lulled you into vulnerability by not relying on traditional horror movie jump scares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
This leaves her more vulnerable if she ever decides to change careers, even as the stability of the pension has lulled her into the comfort of automatic payments.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2017
But now the storm has lulled once more; the air has cleared awhile, and we can talk calmly over all the wonders of that sudden, strange, and sad "Two years ago."
From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Charles Kingsley
