| Based on its placement, I would bet that it has deadened the nerve, so that you would indeed feel no pain. |
| Twenty years of blockbusters have deadened audiences to the excitement of big armies and lavish effects. |
| Between the water draining, the cool water pouring in, and her skin deadened from sensation, the pain started to become tolerable. |
| Both men understood that powerful aspects of their art were deadened by analysis. |
| I push my deadened feet up, forcing them to move, my hands stuck by my side as I turn the corner into the lounge. |
| The recent fall of snow, laid in a thick carpet, deadened any sound, adding to the tranquillity and pristine feel of the mountains. |
