Example Sentences

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In the cases he chronicles here, the degree of sheer evil and overt corruption was numbing.

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2020

To Folds, his brief flirtation with stardom was numbing and ridiculous.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2019

Being so young and having to endure a relentless barrage of truly toxic sentiment on a regular basis was numbing and defeating; it was a place where nothing grew, not even resentment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2019

I thought I was numbing myself but I have since discovered that I was actually rewiring my brain.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2017

Rather, it rolled over her in waves, each one cruder than its predecessor, until it was numbing.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray