Each morning, when they were numbed with cold, I swept some of them out, but I did not trouble myself much to get rid of them; I even felt complimented by their regarding my house as a desirable shelter.
Nothing made sense to her numbed mind, aside from the fragrant ocean, the fine sand that slid through her fingers like silk, and the warm-cool sensations caused by a combination of afternoon sun and sea breeze.
She stared, numbed, as her father joined them.
To appreciate, one had to feel, and those born deities were somehow numbed to the world.
By the time they crossed the arena, her numbed mind began to accept the possibility of death at his hands.