numb with

Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words

Indicates an emotional cause of numbness (e.g., shock, fear).

numbnumb + PREPOSITION

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with

Examples (10)

  • He felt numb with shock.
  • Their fingers were going numb with cold.
  • She was numb with grief after hearing the tragic news.
  • His mind went numb with fear as the attacker approached.
  • The survivors were left numb with despair after the earthquake.
  • I was numb with relief when the test results came back negative.
  • The audience sat numb with disbelief at the magician's final trick.
  • My jaw was numb with pain after the dental surgery.
  • He stared at the blank wall, numb with emptiness.
  • The constant stress left her feeling numb with exhaustion.