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He thought of the nights in his room when the hard heavy work of the day in the warehouse seemed to have benumbed his brain.

From Marching Men by Anderson, Sherwood

My mere return to that ordered elegance seemed to have benumbed my individuality.

From The "Goldfish" by Train, Arthur Cheney

Remember," again addressing the woman whom hopelessness seemed for a moment to have benumbed, "that if you would yet do me a kindness, be kind to her.

From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton

"Not now," Nathalie answered, and, looking at the butterfly, she said pityingly, "a few drops and a little chilliness have benumbed the poor thing."

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul

Indeed Dogvane's concession seemed to have benumbed his brain.

From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard