numbing
Example Sentences
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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
“Because it will make you stronger. Numbing your pain will make you weaker.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2015
Numbing provinciality was the lot of artists in America 200 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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List to the Numbing Tale of the Tiger and the Welshman as Spun by Wickham Steed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Numbing waves of pain were coursing up and down my entire body.
From Larson's Luck by Vance, Gerald