Sentence examples for nearly numb from inspiring English sources

It triggered some kind of strange autopilot mechanism in me, in which I felt very little emotion, in which I was nearly numb.

This is not usually the case with Chopin, whose own fearless adventures have been repeated so often that we are nearly numb to them.

The recent shootings in the Washington area, including an attack on a high school student yesterday that the police say is linked to them, has left the region nearly numb with fear.

I almost forgot my fingertips were nearly numb.

The water was as cold as the Atlantic in early summer, nearly numbing our feet when we waded in the shallows.

A long stint in the driving position, especially while enduring the firm Sport mode suspension settings, left my derrière nearly as numb as sitting on stone blocks at the Arena di Verona for the two and a half hours of "Aida".

The accident left the bus in a ditch, a Chevrolet Tahoe crumpled like tissue and a little congregation in Central Texas numb and nearly speechless.

Loroupe has also had problems with her hips, and during the London Marathon in April her left leg went numb for nearly half the race.

I remember the doctor asking if I wanted to help and for the first thirty minutes or more, I opted to stand at the head of the hospital bed, offering encouragement and letting my wife nearly squeeze my hand numb.

John was standing next to him, and while the concussion threw him into a bunker, numbing him for nearly 24 hours, he did not receive a scratch, which has left him emotionally scarred to this day.

In the phonics program, teachers snap or drum their desks as they recite set prompts -- "Next word, what word?" -- and the students respond, pronouncing a sound -- "ea" -- then words -- "nearly," "year," "deal" -- in mind-numbing monotony.