numbness
Example Sentences
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Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
Sinn Féin assembly member Colm Gildernew told Good Morning Ulster there was a sense of numbness in the community.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
After the hack, I experienced numbness punctuated only by feelings of anger and shame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Grace, what stands out to you about playing her in that state of numbness to her life crashing down?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
I walked around the village aimlessly, as I felt restless because I simultaneously felt a tremendous rush of energy and numbness.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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