desensitize

Example Sentences

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“I think the American people have kind of gotten desensitized to mass shootings,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

She worries they are becoming desensitized to the violence affecting Black children.

From Washington Post

“It desensitizes you to handcuffs, to steel, to concrete, to cold, to institutions,” said Roybal, now 38 and a physical therapist.

From Seattle Times

“I’m more desensitized to it than anything,” said Finn McGirk, 16, a sophomore who was in the auditorium for the assembly when Tuesday’s lockdown was announced.

From Washington Post

Anyeji says that the sender might be desensitized or numb to the disturbing content, which is also a sign of the sender’s traumatic distress, which they may unknowingly be passing along.

From Los Angeles Times