mind-numbing

Colton Harris-Moore, now 20, showed no reaction as the sentence was delivered by a judge who took pity on his bleak upbringing at the hands of an alcoholic mother and a series of her convict boyfriends - a situation she described as a "mind-numbing absence of hope."

The Seattle Times 2011

And whether these drinks generally deserve as much celebration as the mind-numbing array of lively designations attached to them suggests is another matter.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

And whether these drinks generally deserve as much celebration as the mind-numbing array of lively designations attached to them suggests is another matter.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

The nation's diplomats are drowning in paperwork, the State Department's inspector general says, churning out hundreds of mind-numbing reports every year that are too long, too expensive, hard to understand and nearly impossible to track.

Reams of reports burdening diplomats Lisa Rein 2011

The nation's diplomats are drowning in paperwork, the State Department's inspector general says, churning out hundreds of mind-numbing reports every year that are too long, too expensive, hard to understand and nearly impossible to track.

Reams of reports burdening diplomats Lisa Rein 2011

I was going to have to embrace the mind-numbing terror, the inner coward that I had become.

Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011

He had grumbled to Mick Lowe about being held captive in the woods and forced to suffer forty-eight hours of mind-numbing tedium, but he was quietly thrilled by the privilege of visiting the presidential retreat.

O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

Then the fist-pumping/mind-numbing chorus of "BEAT DAT BEAT UP!" became the Washington Capitals' post-game victory song, as Dan Steinberg chronicled over on the Sports Bog.

Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2011

We are dealing with a complete range from exploitation, physical, psychological, sexual in some areas to carrying very heavy loads, to being exposed to chemicals…to working long hours…to working in repetitive tasks, to working in isolation…young children require that brain stimulation, that social stimulation and if they are isolated in mind-numbing repetitive types of work, it stunts development, said Thomas.

Millions Of Children Working In Hazardous Forms Of Labor 2011

If you are spending all your time in mind-numbing activities, it is time to stop those and “wake up.”

The Law of Happiness Dr. Henry Cloud 2011