desensitize

Example Sentences

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“It’s years and years of him being desensitized, thinking to himself that if he’s not seeing it right here right now, it’s not happening,” Hit-Boy said.

From Los Angeles Times

“But if you give them a lower dose, prior to that high dose, they were desensitized to it and the mice were able to eat normally and not lose weight.”

From Salon

The pretreatment seemed to desensitize the animals to the hormone’s effects later on.

From Science Magazine

“The day I become desensitized to it is the day I quit,” Kirkland says.

From National Geographic

“The perpetrators of this crime do so in the hope that it will harass and intimidate Jewish families, radicalize others, or desensitize some to the messaging,” the motion adds.

From Los Angeles Times