numbness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Calder is a skillful transcriber of emotional numbness, but I struggled to find a meaning in this book beyond its admittedly important cautionary lesson: Don’t go out with guys like Chuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Myelin loss can lead to numbness, pain, difficulty walking, and problems with memory and thinking.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Steven had been planning his active retirement after a long and decorated career in the civil service, when he began to notice a numbness in his leg.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
He’d had this feeling before, beyond the numbness and the dull despair.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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