numb
Example Sentences
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“My whole arm still feels very numb. I can’t feel in most of my fingers or in my hand,” Wilder told the Chicago Sun-Times Wednesday at his attorney’s office.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
“From anger to powerless to numb. When is this going to end?”
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
“He felt his arm go numb. We checked him out for a concussion, and everything came out pretty good. He has a little burning sensation down his arm, but it’s feeling pretty good right now.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2022
"To tell you the truth we are mad, we are numb. We can't use our heads. This is too much to even comprehend," the children's uncle, Thokozani Mdlalose tells the BBC.
From BBC • May 7, 2022
“I didn’t count on my arms being so numb. Your arms numb?”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
Vocabulary lists containing numb
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