numb

Example Sentences

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Panic and horror and misery had taken hold of her, but her numb lips formed words, tried to keep him talking.

From Literature

"I was just numb, it was almost as if it wasn't real," Malcolm said.

From BBC

I flick it back and forth until it moves from numb to pins and needles, then I peek through the blinds to see if Mom is here.

From Literature

"My hands, my fingers, they go numb," she said, slowly unclenching her fists.

From Barron's

Her up-close vision isn’t good, even under the best of circumstances, and it doesn’t help that the cold presses through the glass, making our fingers numb and clumsy.

From Literature