desensitize
Example Sentences
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“They’re desensitized—it is L.A.,” she explained—but noted that she gets a much more amusing response from those she has to chase down for repairs or other projects.
From MarketWatch
Fuchs hopes viewers also recognize the ways that fear desensitizes Derry townsfolk to the horrors in their midst.
From Salon
With true crime’s popularity dramatically increasing over the last 15 years, audiences have become increasingly desensitized.
From Salon
Investors have become desensitized to risk as the 2008-09 financial crisis fades from memory, Block believes.
From Barron's
Dains, who previously held top shelter jobs in San José and Long Beach, said her employees were desensitized to the suffering of the animals after witnessing it day after day.
From Los Angeles Times
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