numbing
Example Sentences
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We all know the feeling of doom-scrolling, the mindless numbing of the brain.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
This numbing and inescapable truth gives a unique urgency to Mr. Rosolie’s “Junglekeeper.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025
Rather, it rolled over her in waves, each one cruder than its predecessor, until it was numbing.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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