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Deadened in spirit, as a leper is benumbed in body, a famed architect takes himself off to a leper colony, closely followed by a venal journalist intent upon according him canonization-by-newsprint.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deadened by the sound of it all, he could not dissociate from the volume that particular note, which would be his note, and live oblivious to the rest….

From Together by Herrick, Robert

Through narrow loop and casement barred, The sunbeams sought the Court of Guard, And, struggling with the smoky air, Deadened the torches' yellow glare.

From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir

Deadened by the closed door, the measured accents of the professor sounded as a featureless muttering.

From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Through narrow loop and casement barred, The sunbeams sought the Court of Guard, 25 And, struggling with the smoky air, Deadened the torches' yellow glare.

From Lady of the Lake by Moody, William Vaughn