Example Sentences
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Even so, the best work here makes up for the lulls elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But the IPO market had its fair share of fits and starts in 2025, with Liberation Day-related volatility and a fall government shutdown temporarily leading to lulls in new issuance activity.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
As families gather for the holidays, lulls in the festivities provide a calm, unhurried opportunity to have heartfelt talks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
But that terminal expansion plan has been paused because of lulls in demand.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025
On the third afternoon of the siege of Saint-Malo, the shelling lulls, as though all the artillerymen abruptly fell asleep at their guns.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
