How to Use numbing in a Sentence

numbing

adjective
  • First, your face will be cleansed and a numbing cream will be applied.
    — Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The numbing tingle is more than present, yet plenty of the heat gets past.
    — Jim Thurman, Los Angeles Magazine, 24 May 2018
  • No tumors, and while my spine was not in great shape, it could not be blamed for the numbing in my feet.
    — Lynn Peterson Mobley, Washington Post, 8 July 2018
  • Even so, their lives are lived in isolation and a numbing routine.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Still, watching the same thing every day can have a numbing effect.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The days that followed were tumultuous, painful, numbing, and sad.
    — Dixie Lincoln-Nichols, SELF, 21 Nov. 2018
  • This may increase over the next few hours as the numbing medication wears off.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 June 2018
  • Levin’s assistant applied a numbing cream to my face and left me to worry.
    — Alice Gregory, Allure, 28 Apr. 2019
  • Crowned with a coif of buzz button foam, its numbing properties will take you by surprise.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Ask for topical numbing cream for your gums before your cleaning.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Feb. 2018
  • The entire treatment, including an hour of numbing, takes about three hours.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Without the numbing agent, the appointment can be done in just 15 minutes or so.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 18 May 2022
  • Nerve blocks – Injectable numbing medicines may be used when oral medicines fail to provide relief from intense pain.
    — Health.com, 1 May 2017
  • Also, the orbs also do a nice job of evenly filling the weird crevices of your face, which expedites the numbing process.
    — Andrew Goble, GQ, 18 Feb. 2018
  • After five hours in body-numbing conditions, the rescuers returned with the victim, who had died on trek back to camp.
    — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
  • And that can be exhausting, numbing, and overwhelming.
    — James Speyer, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There’s the numbing violence of the sociopaths the business attracts.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 3 July 2017
  • When everything looks the same, your brain tends to slide down into a rut of numbing familiarity.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 1 Sep. 2018
  • With each step, the numbing 38-degree rushing water feels like tiny nails stabbing into skin.
    — David Whiting, Orange County Register, 4 May 2017
  • Some people may have temporary pain relief due to the numbing medicine commonly used with these shots but not long-term pain relief.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The cuisine balances salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and ma, the numbing sensation from Sichuan peppers.
    — Christina Liao, Vogue, 5 June 2018
  • The dialogue often is wildly funny and all delivered in the same numbing drone.
    — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 17 July 2019
  • That, and not numbing, self-perpetuating fear, is the best answer to hate and violence.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The chicken was moist, with a crisp crust, and there was the tiniest hint of a numbing sensation from the Sichuan peppercorns.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The numbing effect brought welcome intensity to a stir-fry of shrimp, beef and vegetables served in a sizzling wok.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • But why subject yourself to the numbing outdoors when there are perfectly good indoor bars keeping the frozen stuff in the glassware?
    — Amelia Rayno, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • First my face was heavily numbed with a topical numbing cream, and that, in addition to painkiller shots, made the procedure pain-free.
    — Health.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The music is loud, the dancers are buff and fearless, and the effect is both exhilarating and, after a while, a little numbing.
    — The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2016
  • This numbing to tragedies has also been called compassion fade, and is likely one of the reasons for inaction of bystanders in the face of brutal events.
    — Joan Cook, Time, 15 Feb. 2018
  • On Monday, the court appearances of the gang suspects charged under the latest indictment took on a numbing sameness.
    — Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 23 May 2017

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