numbingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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On a numbingly cold Tuesday evening in the Arctic Circle, Premier League giants City were "battered in Bodo" , suffering a humbling 3-1 Champions League defeat.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Reviewing Leibovich's book, Geoffrey Kabaservice added this: "The routine was always numbingly the same, and so was the sad truth at the heart of it. They all knew better."
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2022
On a numbingly cold day in Upstate New York, Judith Bryant was eating a bowl of potato, parsnip and turnip soup at a cafe in downtown Auburn.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022
In another era, this kind of loss — so numbingly familiar to England’s long-suffering fans — might have stoked a round of recrimination beyond the recesses of social media.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2021
I must confess I find Sonata Form a numbingly tedious subject and am not going to dwell on it.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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