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
In the current landscape of endless, often numbingly derivative content, it’s hard to think of a greater credit to a series than a truly novel premise.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022
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
Aaron was numbingly consistent, which explains how he broke Ruth’s record without ever hitting more than 47 homers in a season.
From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2021
I shrug and turn back to the Bray-Eliopulos files, which are as numbingly boring as ever.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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