Explore Numbed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Numbed in a sentence
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Numbed meaning
simple past and past participle of numb
Using Numbed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of numb
- In the example corpus, numbed often appears in combinations such as: and numbed, numbed up, it numbed.
Context around Numbed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Numbed
- In this selection, "numbed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, utterly, actually, reaction, stunned and finger stand out and add context to how "numbed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are just numbed stunned devastated and being completely numbed out by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "numbed" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with numbed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brexit has numbed our brains. (5 words)
What really sells the horror though, is Russell's utterly numbed reaction. (12 words)
He will get it numbed up for the game and be fine. (12 words)
I know for me, it’s at the moment laying quite low but earlier this year, I lost weeks at a time from just being completely numbed out by it. (30 words)
Once I was numbed, Dr. Rafaeloff hit the wrinkles on both sides of my neck with injections — I have three deep lines going across my neck that she targeted. (29 words)
While the medication provided only mild relief, it came at a price: it numbed my emotions, making it difficult to form any meaningful connections with others. (26 words)
Example sentences (16)
I know for me, it’s at the moment laying quite low but earlier this year, I lost weeks at a time from just being completely numbed out by it.
What really sells the horror though, is Russell's utterly numbed reaction.
It actually numbed up pretty good, and purposefully moving around in the saddle seemed to help a bit.
Once I was numbed, Dr. Rafaeloff hit the wrinkles on both sides of my neck with injections — I have three deep lines going across my neck that she targeted.
While the medication provided only mild relief, it came at a price: it numbed my emotions, making it difficult to form any meaningful connections with others.
People are just numbed, stunned, devastated, if that would even describe it… it’s a lovely parish.
Brexit has numbed our brains.
In the case of Susan and Marvin, Sabesan numbed the nerves inside their shoulders, keeping them pain-free up to three days after surgery.
The water, which was snowmelt, numbed our feet; when we reached the far bank, Sebastian was shivering.
When its time to speak the people of the BVI lips and numbed.
Fr McNamara said the local community – including the family of the murder accused – have been left “devastated and numbed” by the killing.
He will get it numbed up for the game and be fine.
Nearly half a century later, smug with our smartphones and numbed by technology, we might pause to grasp the enormity of ’s achievement.
The angle was worth it, even if she couldn’t feel her numbed finger clicking the button on her Canon T7i.
Childhood desire for companionship can become numbed through a history of failed social encounters.
It is based on the Greek word ναρκωσις (narcosis), the term used by Hippocrates for the process of numbing or the numbed state.
Common combinations with numbed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and numbed 3×
- numbed up 2×
- it numbed 2×
- numbed our 2×
- numbed by 2×