numb

Example Sentences

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"I feel a bit numb, a bit emotionless," he said.

From Barron's

But this awful situation also highlights TV’s ability to unite its otherwise fractured audience, despite years of scripted and unscripted content numbing us to the worst acts people commit against one another.

From Salon

It was, indeed, bitterly cold, so cold that Rowan's flesh first stung and then grew numb.

From Literature

He turned it in his hands, the palms of his skin buzzing with a numb sensation, like he’d fallen asleep with his arm over his head.

From Literature

“I had less of a need to avoid and numb and mitigate my anxiety.”

From MarketWatch