mind-numbing
adjective
mind-numb·ing
ˈmīn(d)-ˌnə-miŋ 
: relentlessly tedious : dull
mind-numbingly
adverb
Examples of mind-numbing in a Sentence
that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases
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Every lap felt like a mind-numbing carousel ride through car exhaust and past bewildered pedestrians, while inhaling burrito-scented air.
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Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Outsourcing manufacturing has allowed more Americans to take on more lucrative and less mind-numbing or physically demanding careers.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not Cleaning Your Grout Cleaning grout can be a mind-numbing task, but leaving it can make your otherwise spotless bathroom look grimy and old.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
There are the mind-numbing, soul-sucking, nihilistic losses that make this season feel pointless, that make fans and players feel hopeless, that make the franchise look directionless.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Outsourcing manufacturing has allowed more Americans to take on more lucrative and less mind-numbing or physically demanding careers.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not Cleaning Your Grout Cleaning grout can be a mind-numbing task, but leaving it can make your otherwise spotless bathroom look grimy and old.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
There are the mind-numbing, soul-sucking, nihilistic losses that make this season feel pointless, that make fans and players feel hopeless, that make the franchise look directionless.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mind-numbing
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“Mind-numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-numbing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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