apathetic

Example Sentences

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MacArthur Park is L.A.’s Gloria Swanson — a place long lionized as a former jewel supposedly ruined by waves of newcomers and apathetic politicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

CEOs, in turn, pursue strategies against apathetic indexers or fickle traders who chase hot stocks and flee at the first hint of trouble.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

"The only way the monarchy works is by everybody either being apathetic or feeling very affectionate towards it," argues Anna Whitelock, a professor of the history of monarchy at City, University of London.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

It is also hosting block parties outside early voting locations to lure young people who might otherwise be too apathetic or disorganized to make the effort.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2024

"I will base your character upon the attributes of the boulders on the lake- shore: silent, apathetic, and—considering how little they exercise—surprisingly chiseled."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan