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Meanings of sit numbly in English

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Usage of sit numbly in English
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Quinn sat numbly as the judge told everyone to be seated.
By reason of insanity
2
They sat numbly on the warm cushions of Ricky's old car.
Ghost Story
3
He sat numbly, waiting for his father-orthe doctor-toreappear.
Darkness
4
I sat numbly, like I'd just received news of death.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
5
At one-thirty in the morning Jeanette Aldrich sat numbly on the sofa in the den.
Shadows
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Instead she sat numbly, bowed over the steering wheel.
Beneath a southern sky
7
For a few moments, Hanna sat numbly at the table, scratching her nails against the wood.
Deadly
8
He sank down from his heels and sat numbly on the floor next to the bed.
Sins of the Fathers
9
After Clawson was gone, Nick sat numbly in his swivel chair, his ears booming like kettledrums.
Rain gods
10
He finished the food and beer and sat numbly waiting for the return of his strange host.
The Chronicles of Clovis
11
She sat numbly, the amber fluid dripping from her chin and cheeks onto her white blouse, spreading.
Carrie
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Magiere sat numbly upon the sage's kitchen table, her armor removed and her ruined shirtsleeve cut away.
Thief of lives
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He sat numbly at his desk for what could've been minutes or hours; he'd lost track of time.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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At length there was a difference in her, in some inexplicable way, though she still sat numbly staring at nothing!
More Than Human
15
Uncle William sat numbly with Gareth's 86-year-old great aunt before their open fire, staring at the porcelain figures on the mantelpiece.
The Guardian
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He sat numbly through breakfast and went out the door feeling that it would be hard to get his mind on work.
Lonesome dove