numbing
Example Sentences
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We all know the feeling of doom-scrolling, the mindless numbing of the brain.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Despite the name, these aren’t peppers at all but members of the citrus family that trigger a numbing, tingling sensation on the tongue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025
He rubs a numbing ointment on one of the deeper cuts, keeping his attention fixed on my wounds.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
