Example Sentences

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But La Nina pretty much deadens shear, which is “a huge factor” for more storm activity, University of Albany hurricane researcher Kristen Corbosiero said.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022

This tough base deadens the sound as the glass hits a table, improves grip and protects the vessel from smashing if you drop it.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2020

Lyndall Gordon’s endured a “boredom that deadens the air around my father”.

From Economist • Apr. 19, 2018

Toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory often used to manage short-term postoperative pain, deadens feeling and inhibits the body’s ability to sense injury.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2017

It is hardly consoling to remember such a feeling, and so it deadens in our minds.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White