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The evening signaled that this is not the type of show that will deaden an artist behind glass vitrines.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

I don’t, however, want to get hit in the head, which I worry will deaden my brain.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2015

“They will have all the attributes of a well-kept, dignified cemetery. . . . These projects will not revitalize downtown, they will deaden it.”

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2014

It is wonderful how such scenes as these will deaden men's finer feelings, and with what apathy it enables them to look upon the sufferings of their fellow creatures!

From Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 by Kincaid, J. (John)

The snow will deaden the hoofbeats of the ponies, but keep as still as possible.

From Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur by Taylor, Edward C.