"a dim light beside the bed"
"subdued lights and soft music"

"a dim figure in the distance"
"only a faint recollection"
"shadowy figures in the gloom"
"saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
"a few wispy memories of childhood"

"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
"dimmed headlights"
"we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

"the future looked black"
"prospects were bleak"
"Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"
"took a dim view of things"

"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
"never met anyone quite so dim"
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
"he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
"worked with the slow students"

"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

"Time had dimmed the silver"

"The distinction between the two theories blurred"