apathy
Example Sentences
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The public’s drift from space, he argued, wasn’t the apathy of a tired people but the disappointment of a hopeful one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s not political apathy in my honey’s case.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Wilcox wanted focus and determination, not apathy and a lack of accountability.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Today in his apathy John stared at them, not seeing; he began to dust them with the exaggerated care of the profoundly preoccupied.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing apathy
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