Sentence examples for becoming numb from inspiring English sources

At a press conference late Thursday, President Barack Obama said that mass shootings and "carnage" have become "routine" and that Americans are becoming "numb to this" phenomenon.

At a press conference following the Oregon attack, Obama said that mass shootings and "carnage" have become "routine" and that Americans are becoming "numb to this" phenomenon.

"Can we become numb to life's sharpest arrows without becoming numb to its greatest joys?" Still, to scientists who study memory, there is nothing beneficial, for either individuals or for society, about debilitating, unbidden memories of combat, rape or acts of terrorism.

When we reach a point where our humanity is in question, and killing becomes a common part of our reality, we run the risk of becoming numb to what is acceptable and normal.

His fingers were becoming numb.

"Are people becoming numb to violence?

The reporter's fingers are becoming too numb to take notes much longer.

I take one of the oddly shaped fruits between my fingers, which are becoming increasingly numb with protest at the cold of the approaching evening.

While I typically find that there is no better place and time than the Bluegrass during Derby week, I had arrived at the precipice of becoming completely numb to the joys of America's greatest horse race.

"I've spent the last few days becoming comfortably numb: I'm thinking the worst and hoping for the best," said Brian Kelly, a salesman from Philadelphia who was boarding a flight to Florida at the airport in Newark.

In a world that is becoming increasingly numb to traditional advertisements, influencers use word-of-mouth tactics to reach others and keep the conversation going.