numb

Example Sentences

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Chris McMonagle, a friend of Amy's said he, like many in Derry feels, "numb, sadness and shock" following her death.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"My hands, my fingers, they go numb," she said, slowly unclenching her fists.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

That lasted until March, when the water was so cold, my face went numb and I started swallowing seawater because I couldn’t tell my mouth was open.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Bite into a Maldivian Scotch Bonnet, and you’ll start to feel your tongue get numb, your forehead sweat and your brain crave a glass of milk.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

There we joined the occupants of other barracks—some 35,000 at that time—stretching out of sight in the pale glow of the street lamps, feet growing numb on the cold cinder ground.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom