Example Sentences

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But high winds have deafened the instruments to the rumblings from deeper magma, says Rick Aster, a geophysicist at Colorado State University.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

Yet when the researchers treated the mice with a plant-based cholesterol-like compound called phytosterols, the artificially deafened mice experienced improvement in their hearing.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

Mohammad Wali said he was listening to a speaker address the crowd when the huge explosion temporarily deafened him.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2023

If you were deafened by Gary Cully's entrance, ears were melting when Taylor made her entrance just before 11pm in Dublin.

From BBC • May 20, 2023

I’m pretty sure I deafened the poor woman who called with my scream of yes, and then when I told Zara, she deafened me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam