Example Sentences

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The numbed stage: The only cease-fire is in the markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"We are in shock and numbed at the news this afternoon. No Garda shift is ever routine, but this one has ended in the most horrendous of circumstances."

From BBC • May 11, 2025

“We are numbed by the science, puzzled by jargon, paralyzed by predictions, confused about what actions to take, stressed as we scramble to care for our family, or simply impoverished, overworked, and tired,” Hawken writes.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

The juvenile detention center still looms one block north, standing like a numbed face, an architectural and cultural counterpoint to the expressive life in Washington Hall.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Arctic AC temperatures numbed the tight space, keeping the not-so-fresh furry odors to a minimum.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas