| A post-mortem declaration of genius, by its very nature, falls on the deafened ears of the one who wishes to hear it the most. |
| Gates were always specially protected and designed, built as guarded approaches, deafened by earth and water, scarps, counterscarps, moats. |
| I was almost deafened by the high-pitched, panicked scream that resounded in my mind, and it was all I could do to keep myself from wincing. |
| The flash came down with a growling roar, dazzled my eyes and deafened my ears. |
| A flash nearly blinded Talarissa, and the boom of the explosion would have deafened her if it hadn't been for the helmet's sound suppressors. |
| Her voice sounded like a deafened croak as she crouched by the girl's side. |
