numbed
Example Sentences
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He might be a clout-seeking artist, or a symbol of numbed humanity?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The numbed stage: The only cease-fire is in the markets.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
She said: “It's only when they've been numbed and they see the actual device coming out and they feel it prodded in their skin, do they realise what's actually going on?”
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024
Rather than nourishing themselves, she continued, they choose to numb their appetites with medicine the way I once numbed my own with guilt and self-criticism.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2024
The coldness numbed her fingers, and she could hardly even feel him.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack