Example Sentences

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We are being lazy, we are numbing out.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2023

Those numbers are numbing, making me want to shop and buy less, restoring sanity to the holidays.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2018

In a time when so many people are numbing their fears, retreating from emotions, and detaching from the despair all around us, Jepsen’s unbridled enthusiasm feels, to me at least, like the perfect medicine.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2017

Whether so many debates are numbing voters to their meaning, though, and souring them on their choices and the entire process is a good question.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2016

There is no denying that, as “Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms” moves on, there are numbing moments.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012