At first I felt nothing; the shock of what was happening numbed me.

The shock numbed Annie's blood, even though she had been half expecting it.

The shock of my appearance numbed me; I dropped the mirror.

The shock of the impact numbed his arm even though the shield absorbed some of the force.

I could stand the pain now; shock numbed me.

The shock of it numbed her to the heart.

Yet now, for all my anticipation, the shock of it numbed me.

Blood was running down her back, a lot of it, but shock had numbed her and she felt little pain yet.

The shock of the blow numbed his hands so that he almost dropped the axe.

The water was chill, and the shock of the sudden immersion numbed them.