callous

Example Sentences

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He accused the health board of "callous evasion and dishonesty".

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

The late French queen is best known for her supposedly callous, clueless, privileged suggestion that if the peasants couldn’t get enough bread, they should eat cake instead.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

I am, by the average measure, certainly no callous stoic.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

The press corps has a job to do, but observers say its presence and callous pursuit of images that will sell can make immigrants feel dehumanized.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

It sounded like a callous way to put things, but the way he phrased it, so soft and concerned, I liked him.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini