He was in the middle of the street when a jet streaked overhead just above the housetops-the thunder of its engines arrived all at once and temporarily deafened Yocke.

The roar of the blast temporarily deafened Archer; he fought to stay on his feet as the deck shuddered beneath his feet.

An ear-splitting crash temporarily deafened us and concussion waves kept beating against our bodies.

An enormous report sounded, temporarily deafening the three of them.

Rob was only slightly stunned and temporarily deafened.

Drustan was still talking, but she'd missed part of his verbal barrage, apparently temporarily deafened by visual overload.

Perhaps he was deafened temporarily by some injury; he looked as though he had been in a fierce battle.

The sonic boom also has the tendency to temporarily deafen and disorientate anyone in the immediate area.

Temporarily deafened, he thought he was safe now.

Corporal McBroom said a mortar shell had landed less than 10 feet from him, temporarily deafening him and knocking the air from his lungs.