Example Sentences

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The source in the Indian administration said this might have lulled Delhi into a false sense of security.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

It was the sort of dominance that may have lulled the Bruins into thinking they had arrived instead of just taking another step forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2022

Arguably, it’s our successes that have lulled us.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Cardinals backup quarterback Colt McCoy played so well in last week’s win against the 49ers, it might have lulled Arizona into a false sense of security against the Panthers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

“It was a unicorn, and it had to be lulled. I ought to have lulled Meg too.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White