numbing
Example Sentences
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But this awful situation also highlights TV’s ability to unite its otherwise fractured audience, despite years of scripted and unscripted content numbing us to the worst acts people commit against one another.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
This numbing and inescapable truth gives a unique urgency to Mr. Rosolie’s “Junglekeeper.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
"Is it, in fact, unhealthy and desensitising and numbing to feel joy when we're surrounded by so much suffering?" he asks.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
At this point, they pop up with numbing regularity.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
All three teams had identical five and one records in the district, and a numbing scenario was set up.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
