desensitize

Example Sentences

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Or maybe, through repeated exposure, Americans have been desensitized to the burden that unnecessary complexity imposes on us.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They’re desensitized—it is L.A.,” she explained—but noted that she gets a much more amusing response from those she has to chase down for repairs or other projects.

From MarketWatch

Fuchs hopes viewers also recognize the ways that fear desensitizes Derry townsfolk to the horrors in their midst.

From Salon

With true crime’s popularity dramatically increasing over the last 15 years, audiences have become increasingly desensitized.

From Salon

Investors have become desensitized to risk as the 2008-09 financial crisis fades from memory, Block believes.

From Barron's