How To Use Lull In A Sentence

The rocking motion of the treadle and the gentle clacking of the machine often lulled the restless child.
One of the earliest lullabies in English was written during the time of King Edward II of England in the 14th century.
Very few of us had seen a Lully opera in real life, said harpsichordist Dongsuk Shin. Historic Opera Fit for Kings County
According to this Wisconsin whitetail fanatic, the lull is a fine time to take a buck, and the many big deer he's tagged during this period are proof. How to Find Trophy Bucks in the Early October Lull
And he took the wand wherewith he lulls the eyes of whomso he will, while others again he even wakes from out of sleep. Book V

The opening vignette, ‘Lullaby for a Broken Dog’ is simple piano tinklings and a man's spoken words over the hiss and pop of a needle on an old record.
The music is the best thing about the film, which includes spirituals, work songs, a lullaby, and a great sequence in a saloon with honky-tonk jazz.
It contains, among other things of merit, a lullaby, called "Sleep, Little Tulip," with a remarkably artistic and effective pedal-point on two notes (the submediant and the dominant) sustained through the entire song with a fine fidelity to the words and the lullaby spirit; a "Nocturne" in which Nevin has revealed an unsuspected voluptuousness in Mr. Aldrich 'little lyric, and has written a song of irresistible climaxes. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and
We don't have another play lined up but we've had dark periods before where we've had a lull between productions.
Despite this temporary lull in visitation, the demographics of wilderness visitors continued to change.
The answer to that question had not been arrived at when they dropped asleep, lulled by the sound of rippling water and the _crop, crop, crop_ made by the grazing ponies, and this time their weariness was so great that sleep overcame them both. A Dash from Diamond City
Another lawsuit is pending in Germany against the Opel division of General Motors, this one for a version of the Brahms 'Lullaby' performed in what he calls a suspiciously Waitsian voice. Archive 2006-01-01
A lull; "You let that child alone!" child, evidently of few years, screaming in downright terror. THOSE ON THE EDGE
Dana arrived just in time to witness Jeremy Devonshire's little fit, and she propped herself in the doorway to wait for the storm to lull.
Will waited for another lull in the activity outside the office before going back out.
Real naval warfare tends to involve long lulls between actual bouts of combat.
As far as events on-field go, you will know that our top-secret plan of attempting to lull the opposition into a false sense of security by performing abysmally in the pool games almost came off.
They kind of lulled us to sleep in the neutral zone and just trapped us to death all night. Home - BostonHerald.com
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. The Sun
I closed my eyes, and felt myself being slowly lulled to sleep.
But we apparently choose to make an example out of petty transgressors such as these to lull ourselves into the belief that we're winning the battle against crime!
In this collection are old British and American ballads, Civil War songs, blues, frolic tunes, children's games, nonsense songs, lullabies, spirituals, and more.
The guests continued to chitchat through the meal, the conversation lulling to a dull murmur near the middle as they became full and rather sleepy.
May there be some clear little stream just behind you, laughing along its idle way; -- some chirping birds, singing their roundelay -- some buzzing flies -- you will then be lulled into doziness. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827
KEEP AT IT Perhaps the main reason Below scores during the lull is the simplest: He keeps hunting. How to Find Trophy Bucks in the Early October Lull
So, there's been no break, no lull for people to get disinterested in it.
True to High Fidelity rules, Lullaby of Birdland opens with a corker: an on-air medley of Take the A Train and Caravan by Duke Ellington.
A mere lull, she told herself, smiling, in an ongoing battle.
What if the lull is because bloggers are busy working on Web 2.0 applications instead of merely talking about them. Tech Blogosphere has peaked « Squash
I suspect we are experiencing the lull before the storm - and long may it continue. Times, Sunday Times
The characters have sections of their texts set in Lully's signature arioso with a few aria-like pieces here and there.
We sat through the afternoon watching TV and that was fine, the lull before the storm. Times, Sunday Times
But don't be lulled by this snug, matey pedigree.
Although optimism is running high, the current lull in violence is fragile.
They lapsed into a familiar, comfortable lull.
If anything, the animals seemed almost lulled by the routine. WALKING THE BIBLE
Like an actors mask, the simple lullaby hides the true identity of 'Take Care' that, once revealed, shows an untouched depth to the human condition: "I'll take care of you, it's true" is drummed sweetly into you like honeying drones floating you into your dreams. The Line Of Best Fit
The delicate layers of percussion, viola, double bass, trumpet and flugelhorn soothe and seduce the ears, but it's Williams' tender vocals that lull the listener into submission.
If by midweek things look to be settled, it's only a lull in the storm. Times, Sunday Times
The lull in the housing market means that mortgage lenders are more desperate than ever to attract first-time buyers.
The gentle breezes, lulling waves, and general island calm create a perfect setting for a regenerative retreat.
With no cars allowed within the walls of this ancient settlement, both hotels make for ideal retreats, with only the sound of the sea to lull you asleep and the chug of fishing boats to wake you each morning.
Is it the lull before the storm? Times, Sunday Times
The danger here is that people will be lulled into the idea that a strong bull trend is now in place rather than the idea that the market is just bouncing off a short-term oversold condition," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners, a trading and research firm in Greenwich, Con. Dow's 936-Point Surge Ends Losing Streak
Their traditional music includes work songs, hymns, lullabies, ballads, and healing songs.
Mother lulled the child to sleep.
The Boss tries the softly-softly approach at first so as to lull me into a false sense of security - not knowing that all calls originating in the sixth floor and terminating at his office are automatically flagged for my attention.
Sitars fade into pianos into strings over languid hip-hop rhythms, lulling you not only into a sense of warmth and comfort, but also a feeling that you're living in the perpetual summer of your dreams.
There was an almost eerie lull as angry voters went to polls on Thursday. Times, Sunday Times
Between them, the three bombs have shattered the lull in violence that followed the poll.
Investors are lulled into a false sense of security and this is unfair.
There was a lull in the conversation and I figured that they had gone into the garden. Times, Sunday Times
They enforced the necessity of uniform assentation, in order to lull the Mirabeau party, who were canvassing for a majority to set up D'ORLEANS, to whose interest Mirabeau and his myrmidons were then devoted. Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe — Volume 6
We were further lulled into peace by the hypnotic clonking of their bells and the heady perfumes of alpine flowers.
Yet this merely lulls you into a false sense of security, as you imagine you are about to be taken on a trip down memory lane.
When the conversation lulled, the Captain sat silently brooding over his cigarette, head bowed.
Her mind began blanking, lulled by the soft weight of his hand stroking her cheek.
She closed her heavy eyes and the rocking of the boat quickly lulled her into a troubled sleep.
Welcome to the idiosyncratic world of Boothby Graffoe - the guitarist comic who lulls his audience into a false sense of security before jolting them with well-aimed barbs.
After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch.
Lully was famous for his composition of extended passacailles, pieces based on the ostinato repetition of repeating bass line, usually on a four-bar, stepwise descending bass line, the minor mode tetrachord from do to sol.
Lully was famous for his composition of extended passacailles, pieces based on the ostinato repetition of repeating bass line, usually on a four-bar, stepwise descending bass line, the minor mode tetrachord from do to sol.
The ceratopsian name 'Diceratops' Lull, 1905 was preoccupied by a member of the Hymenoptera insects. The Saga of Diceratops, Diceratus, and Nedoceratops
Indeed, the relative mildness of the falls to date may have lulled investors into thinking a recovery was just around the corner.
She lay down again on the bed and sang a little wandering tune made up of the words I have sung all the songs all the songs I have sung all the songs there are until, touched by her own lullaby, she grew drowsy, and in the hollow of near-sleep she tasted the acridness of gold, left the chill of alabaster and smelled the dark, sweet stench of loam. Toni Morrison - Prose
The first track further lulls you a false sense of security; a lovely, candle-flickering tune, drums brushed around a breathy sax and gently chiming vibes.
Toward night the wind lulled, and we had every appearance of fine weather coming on; but we had nothing to eat, and only a barrico of water in the boat, and we were quite exhausted with fatigue. Poor Jack
That slowly began to fade away as the aesthetician's gentle hands lulled me into blissful sleep during my facial.
Especially endearing were the sweetness and portamenti of the strings in the Act I doll lullaby and Act II Arabian Dance. NYT > Home Page
She purred the words, a smile lulled onto her lips.
To this, Rasulullah replied, ‘If you wish to be necklaced with a garland of fire, you may accept it.’
Inevitably, during a lull in what turned out to be a rather one-sided contest, the assembled spectators created their own entertainment.
The writings of Albertus Magnus, Arnaud de Villeneuve, and Raymond Lully were in the hands of the hermetics. Là-bas
There appeared to be a short lull in these activities after Christmas, but it has started up again.
With the arrival of Easter holidays and potentially warm spring sunshine, people should not be lulled into thinking the lakes and tarns are warming up, said the Lake District National Park Authority rangers.
This horrifying phenomenon has yet to reach the UK, but there is little doubt that prime-time television coverage of plastic surgery is lulling the public into a false sense of security.
It is one of the most basic placements, but this shouldn't lull you into a false sense of security or over confidence.
Unfortunately, this way of diagramming the results tends to lull us into thinking that all the evolutionary changes occurred at those nodes, and none along the branches.
The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep.
Within seconds, she'd fallen asleep, almost as if the hum of the coffee grinder had lulled her into dreamland.
The smell calmed my anxieties and fears and soon lulled me to sleep.
I would be lulled to sleep by the bass seeping up through the floors. Times, Sunday Times
Gordon - whose gentle, unhurried manner lulls one into a feeling of calm - says a placid nature is essential for the job, but he is realistic about the rewards it brings.
It is almost as if the market is lulled (if you can call 60-70\% implied volatility in index options 'lulled') into some conviction that this is the ground state, only to find, at some date in future, that the market is nestled in a false vacuum. Dealbreaker
By dawn the wind had lulled.
Not only do you get a free slice of pizza with your first booze of the evening, but – if you're up for it – a table football competition will be running as DJs spin a laidback, non-threatening selection of sounds, with comforting chillwave, soothing soul and non-scary contemporary folk, the idea being to lull you into a womb-like state of squidgy comfort. Clubs picks of the week
Are we being lulled into a sense of false security?
If anything, the animals seemed almost lulled by the routine. WALKING THE BIBLE
Every language had its stock of lullabies, nursery rhymes, nonsense verses, fairytales and simple stories.
One's senses become lulled to everything save bliss, for the clank and clamour of life have tiptoed from the room leaving you — I wasn't asleep. Janey Canuck in the West
It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security.
Barnaby, quite unable to think, or to speculate on what would be done with him, had been lulled into a kind of doze by his regular pace; but his stopping roused him; and then he became aware that two men were in conversation under the colonnade, and very near the door of his cell. Barnaby Rudge
Luma Lane has already given brief respite by then; hair clamped in bunches, her not unattractive playground lullaby vocal stripped from the finer points of the 4AD back catalogue.
Its concrete surface is the most soporific in the UK, and has been blamed for lulling drivers to sleep.
Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're fit.
There are also ritual lamps, and a charming gilded swing with push-rods to lull the deity into a kindly tolerance of human failings.
You see, my mother used to sing me a lullaby before I went to sleep.
However, believers should not again be lulled into a false sense of security.
I would be lulled to sleep by the bass seeping up through the floors. Times, Sunday Times
The waves crashed over and over, the sound mellifluous and almost lulling to my ear.
The mind must try to lull the body into the automatic response that has been instilled during practice.
She was lulled to sleep by the gentle rhythm of the boat in the water.
The girl behind the counter in the shop was shutting up for the long afternoon lull.
Among other reasons, I'd be too afraid that people will get lulled into apathy again if reports about possible terrorist attempts get squelched.
This being the movies, naturally a torrid love story sparks the lulls between battles and cannonfire.
A half hour's nap followed the luncheon, the party being "lulled" to sleep by Washington's harmonica. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers
I drifted off to sleep, with the light from the fishtank lulling me into dreamland.
The thought of the chloral was the only spot of light in the dark prospect: she could feel its lulling influence stealing over her already. The House of Mirth
They appear to be lulled into a false sense of security and save energy by ceasing to emit high frequency sounds that bounce off objects. Times, Sunday Times
She whispered to me, her voice almost unhuman, lulling.
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After a momentary lull, he and the others turned back and prayed even harder.
Another such piece, ‘Child Falling Asleep,’ lulls the mind into a sleepy state, much as he might have imagined lullabying his own children at bedtime.
Maybe he's in cahoots with this guy, who apparently wants to lull the candidates into some form of hypnoses. CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2007
Some of the songs fail to lull you to cheerful comfort like a warm and snuggly featherbed, but Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will definitely turn your head.
He said Murray was trying to wean Jackson off of propofol and had been giving him other sleep aids known as benzodiazepines trying to lull him to sleep. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
She seemed delighted to see these ladies, who belong to the Junta, and led us into a large hall where a score of nurses and babies were performing a symphony of singing, hushing, crying, lullabying, and other nursery music. Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country
They bantered a few minutes more before everyone quieted down and simply enjoyed the ambience and the lullaby being sung for them.
We sat through the afternoon watching TV and that was fine, the lull before the storm. Times, Sunday Times
They lulled her into a false sense of security.
And as Mr Mayhew was aware of the defect, and was hoping to take advantage of the landlords' mistake, he lulled them into a false sense of security by not taking this point.
The liscom gas had actually worked like a narcotic, lulling the people into a peaceful frame of mind and allowing the two races to coexist in harmony and to gain Federation membership for their world, unlike their belligerent parent worlds. A Time to Hate
Yet, as on ‘Children's Waltz’ and ‘Lullaby’, the wave of pastel, hymnal harmonies are hard to deny on aesthetic grounds.
The talk faded to a momentary lull, and Matt seized his chance.
As if to foreshadow the war to come, he recorded two of the most popular German lieder that month - Schubert's Serenade and Brahms's Lullaby.
A learned commentator gives us what he facetiously calls a lullaby note on this. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 386, August 22, 1829
The engines are humming my lullaby and their baffled sound comforts me.
They are taking advantage of the lull before the storm in July, when their nipper is due. The Sun
Two yellow birds are sitting atop the cradle as if lullabying the child.
Sometimes the body politic is lulled into thinking along unreasoned lines.
In an accompanying audio track, a baritone slowly sings the children's lullaby that lent its title to the exhibition.
She gently crooned a lullaby.
It's more likely to lull people to sleep. Christianity Today
Edmund replied and closed his eyes with a sigh, falling into a deep sleep, lulled by the sound of the waves and Eleanor's voice.
Nay, says the aforenamed author, if Hermes himself were now living together with subtle witted Geber and most profound Raimund Lullie, they would be accounted by our chemists not for philosophers, but rather for learners.
The people have been lulled and gulled into complacency.
The general conversation lulled rather after Sergeant Wolfe entered and began to eat mechanically.
I dreamt of a rainy day, one of those days when the crackle of water on the windows acts like a lullaby, a gentle drumming to make you slip into afternoon sleep against the strange worlds inside your book.
Once more, she tries to lull herself into dreamland via a salacious scenario starring herself and Riva.
Lullabies written by established classical composers are often given the form-name berceuse, which is French for lullaby, or cradle song. WN.com - Business News
His characteristic amicability often lulled opponents into a false sense of ease.
The report went on to suggest that the much talked about availability of infertility treatments was lulling women into a false sense of security, with many believing IVF was a reliable and easy option.
During a lull in the fighting, some of the Russians tried to wave down a column of armored vehicles using white flags, but they were ignored.
And thou, Nature! surround him with mountains, cliffs, and seas; lull him with golden dawns and crimson eves; inweave him in thy magic circle of azure days and starry nights; O mother Nature -- closely embrace the The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
There was a brief lull in sectional excitement after the Compromise Measures of 1850, but the overwhelming defeat of the Whigs in 1852 and the dominancy of Mr. Jefferson Davis in the cabinet of Marse Henry : an autobiography,
Keep a level tablespoon of vinegar in the mouth can lull you to sweet sleep.
Feeling that resonance was an extraordinary experience that was both like listening to a lullaby and an awakening song.
The baby bench press, as Levitt calls it, now forms part of a workout for new fathers and babies that includes such cutely-named exercises as tot squats, lullaby lunges and peek-a-boo pop-ups.
The blast of Sisters of Mercy at full volume in her ears seemed an unlikely lullaby but within minutes she was asleep. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. The Sun
It's the longest lull in this investigation since he started striking about three weeks ago?
After Angus bombed, his career officially went into a lull so he enrolled at university and considered giving up acting altogether.
A drop of oil on a pillowcase will tantalise the senses for a romantic interlude, or help to lull you off to sleep.
Had a so-called lull that we were seeing for the past several hours, it's about to expire this hour. CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2009
But after a while the conversation seemed to lull. Times, Sunday Times
It was not only delusive but dangerous, for it lulled the public into a false sense of security.
I have, as a great modern said, seen too many ghosts to believe in them, so betook myself seriously to my repose, lulled by the wind rustling among the lime-trees, the branches of which chequered the moonlight which fell on the floor through the diamonded casement, when, behold, a darker shadow interposed itself, and I beheld visibly on the floor of the apartment — The Fortunes of Nigel
The music is Celtic-Emerald Isle - the songs are a lullaby.
If she had felt happy it would probably have lulled her to sleep. The Secret Garden
The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.
You were lulled to incaution by the domestic couple and, prodded by the urgency of escape, you were kind enough to lead us directly to the safe. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Heather Jenkins displayed a dizzyingly high soprano in the fairy lullaby; mezzo Kristin Vienneau brought sparkle to other fairy solo moments. A Remarkably Inventive A Cappella Premiere
Lull called soda nitrum, and he called saltpeter sal nitri. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol 1 No 3
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that it is boring; I must, however, warn you that the melodic refrain is so soothing that, at times, you may find yourself being lulled to sleep.
He suddenly recalled the sight of Kass in the nursery of his house, staring up at him, with the crib mobile's lullaby playing in the background.
There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
Closing his eyes, he concentrated on her touch and her movements soon lulled him to sleep.
Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're fit.
The size of the vehicle and its sheer momentum means you always seem to end up going faster than you think, and it never seems too stressed to handle the load, lulling you into a false sense of speed security.
But Wood does not give value for lullabying us: a critic is not a governess. IN WHICH HEROES STUMBLE
I was to be found reclining, carefree and contentment itself, clutching a filigree glass of the finest port and allowing the soothing tones to lull me into doziness.
She'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security .
A drop of oil on a pillowcase will tantalise the senses for a romantic interlude, or help to lull you off to sleep.
It's only a matter of time before we're all lulled into a false sense of security.
This is a technique that password harvesters use to lull you into thinking you're accessing an official page — most folks don't bother checking more than the www.wherever.com
Another lawsuit is pending in Germany against the Opel division of General Motors, this one for a version of the Brahms "Lullaby" performed in what he calls a suspiciously Waitsian voice. Archive 2006-01-01
The murmur of the waves on the beach lulled me to sleep.
An uncharacteristic lull in the match might have given Airdrie a false sense of security, but the third came in 62 minutes.
It was my good fortune to find a nest on a copsy hilltop, where the bird's madrigals and lullabies mingled with those of the yellow-breasted chats, the indigo buntings, the blue-gray gnat catchers, and the Kentucky warblers. Our Bird Comrades
Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're fit.
The novel is a dirge that keens and lulls by turns.
Our invaluable Potato, which enters so largely into the dietary of all classes, belongs to the Nightshade tribe of [442] dangerous plants, though termed "solanaceous" as a natural order because of the sedative properties which its several genera exercise to lull pain. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
The police lulled me into believing that they did not suspect us.
Apart from a 10-minutes lull in the second quarter, Mayo were the better side throughout and led from start to finish.
Is it the lull before the storm? Times, Sunday Times
And sitting here surrounded with roses and with that languorous lilt in her ear, Crystal felt as if she too were under the influence of some unseen Mesmer, who had lulled the activity of her brain into a kind of wakeful sleep even while her senses remained keenly, vitally on the alert. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days
Perhaps most sinister of all was how the picturesque splendor and tranquil beauty of Beard's Hollow lulled my fiancée Cheryl and me into a false sense of security.
All night, the artfully sprawling rock lulls the lovers and the fighters into a state of dewy-eyed contentedness.
I shook my head and looked down at Shadow, now resting peacefully, the soporific noises of the waterfall lulling him to sleep.
The movement of the waves soon lulled us to sleep.
Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm .
After a lull in the middle, and just as the audiences attention starts to fade, the film shifts straight from neutral and into fifth launching a visual assault of such kinetic action that mere superlatives don't do it justice.
They appear to be lulled into a false sense of security and save energy by ceasing to emit high frequency sounds that bounce off objects. Times, Sunday Times
The baby fell asleep quickly while listening to the lullaby.
The raindrops soon lulled her into a light doze, though she heard the sounds of a growing storm outside.
Slovak anthem 2. folk song - "cervena ruzicka" (SLUK) 3. lullaby - "lulu ze mi, lulu" (SLUK) I really apologize again and thank you for your great work WN.com - Business News
The US will not be lulled into complacency
It was also adapted for inclusion in many dramatic works and ballets by such composers as Lully, Campra, and especially Rameau, and was often associated with pastoral scenes.
And the curvets, caprioles, croupades, done by the horsemen of the Cadre Noir, in the saddle or working the horse in hand, have hardly changed since the carousels performed to music by Lully before the Sun King.
Rhythmic, lulling movement, such as, gentle rocking, stretching, jiggling and soft pressure, is applied to the body.

How To Use Lull In A Sentence

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