callousness
Example Sentences
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There was a callousness about his exit and the brutal words about him from Desmond.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
We knew this from past cross-country trips, but we felt surprised all over again—perhaps because of the callousness we perceive among people we see in the news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
As Kilgore, Duvall captures this callousness in a famous scene.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Border Patrol vehicles at the time carried no lifesaving equipment, which “suggested callousness, if not criminal neglect,” Human Rights Watch argued.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
They need their callousness, they need their ignorance.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
