benumb

Example Sentences

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Instead, we’ve been living in a state benumbed and a benumbed state, in which nihilism prevails and corruption oozes from the very top.

From New York Times

“Say Nothing” powerfully documents a society benumbed by trauma attempting to reckon with the abyss that engulfed it.

From Los Angeles Times

One participant, though, told reporters he seemed to be incessantly rubbing his arm, as if it were “benumbed.”

From Washington Post

Heather seems a cliche of intellectual imprecision and entitlement, benumbed by comfort, a foil for her hard-working, highly skilled forebear.

From Washington Post

You wonder if the sudden exposure to so much warmth and acceptance has sent her into shock, or if any feeling has even managed to penetrate her benumbed state.

From Los Angeles Times