benumbed

Example Sentences

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Its importance may have been underestimated by a benumbed Supreme Court press, understandably focused on what is likely to be the Court’s decision.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2022

As friends and neighbors watch in silent awe, confused, benumbed, the father lowers the launcher and stage-growls the absolutely unnecessary: “It’s a boy.”

From Washington Post • May 13, 2021

“A movie’s an hour and a half” is Amy’s benumbed reply — and that’s time she doesn’t have to waste.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2020

He is frozen, benumbed, until, one bitterly cold morning, a dying American intelligence officer arrives on his doorstep and challenges him to live again.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2013

She walked out of the tall gate benumbed.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson