How do you use Desensitized in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like desensitised or insensitive, plus the exact meaning.
Desensitized meaning
simple past and past participle of desensitize
Synonyms of Desensitized
Using Desensitized
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of desensitize
- Useful related words include: desensitised, insensitive.
- In the example corpus, desensitized often appears in combinations such as: desensitized to, become desensitized, be desensitized.
Context around Desensitized
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Desensitized
- In this selection, "desensitized" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, become, becoming, successfully, money, fans and photoreceptors stand out and add context to how "desensitized" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and becoming desensitized to claims and are becoming desensitized to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "desensitized" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with desensitized
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Desensitized for this one… Yes…Isn’t everyone? (8 words)
However, some patients only have breast area desensitized during surgery. (10 words)
Trump desensitized his audience as his improprieties became their own unremarkable norm. (12 words)
The film required Hoffman to change his attitude, from being a "desensitized advertising art director" into becoming a "responsive and concerned daddy" after his wife (Streep) walks out on him and their six-year-old son, Billy. (37 words)
As a man, I’ve been desensitized to that feeling for so long that I don’t even remember its visceral force; it’s expected, to the point where it isn’t really thrilling anymore. (35 words)
As a result of this excessive exposure, consumers are becoming desensitized to the idea of trusting anything a faceless logo on a billboard is telling them. (26 words)
Desensitized for this one… Yes…Isn’t everyone? (8 words)
Example sentences (19)
One could say Fury has become desensitized after years of witnessing the worst of humankind, but he is still sympathetic to the greater good.
Over time, your sensitivity to the allergen decreases until your immune system is successfully desensitized to the allergen.
A contemporary issue is the rise of a desensitized, money-hungry generation driven by an insatiable desire for fame, fueled by media consumption culture.
Both my husband and his father are desensitized to her hysteria, but I am not.
Communication by text and zoom have so desensitized us and have allowed actual and figurative walls to get erected, and remain, as social barriers.
Trump desensitized his audience as his improprieties became their own unremarkable norm.
The act desensitized fans to the fact that he was a killer and someone who had no qualms about physically violating Buffy.
As a man, I’ve been desensitized to that feeling for so long that I don’t even remember its visceral force; it’s expected, to the point where it isn’t really thrilling anymore.
As a result of this excessive exposure, consumers are becoming desensitized to the idea of trusting anything a faceless logo on a billboard is telling them.
However, some patients only have breast area desensitized during surgery.
Desensitized for this one… Yes…Isn’t everyone?
Stop talking before I become so desensitized that I no longer care about the plight of my fellow citizens.
We are growing used to headlines about “shithole countries” and “pussy-grabbing”, and becoming desensitized to claims of “pee tapes” and alleged affairs with porn stars.
Afterimages After exposure to strong light in their sensitivity range, photoreceptors of a given type become desensitized.
Colors observed during that period will appear to lack the color component detected by the desensitized photoreceptors.
Early in its history, it was discovered that liquid nitroglycerin can be "desensitized" by cooling it to about convert.
Failing this, it must be assumed that desensitized nitroglycerin is substantially more difficult to detonate, possibly rendering it useless as an explosive for practical application.
The film required Hoffman to change his attitude, from being a "desensitized advertising art director" into becoming a "responsive and concerned daddy" after his wife (Streep) walks out on him and their six-year-old son, Billy.
The military is training for higher kill rates from servicemen while training the soldiers to be desensitized to taking a human life.
Common combinations with desensitized
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- desensitized to 6×
- become desensitized 3×
- be desensitized 3×
- so desensitized 2×
- becoming desensitized 2×