numbness
Example Sentences
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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
After the hack, I experienced numbness punctuated only by feelings of anger and shame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Grace, what stands out to you about playing her in that state of numbness to her life crashing down?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
I still feel nothing but that deep numbness.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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