had deafened
- past perfect of deafen.
Example Sentences
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The blow had deafened him; he could not hear the questions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Captain Cat was shouting orders, but the noise had deafened them all.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The ring of the heads-man's sword upon the desolate shores of Patagonia had deafened his ears to such entreaties forever.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John
So I answered them in French, in a voice that thundered in my head, that the explosion had deafened me and I could not hear a word they said.
From Carette of Sark by Oxenham, John
But apparently a succession of sonorous chords from the piano had deafened her to all other sounds.
From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph
