apathy

Example Sentences

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The simplicity of his execution underlines that a nightmare future doesn’t need to much to come to fruition, just a couple of clipboards and mass apathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The sense of apathy did not reach those depths at Cardiff City Stadium, which was still close to three-quarters full, but it was undoubtedly flat.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Compounding this painful apathy is the fact that state officials were made aware of the burial ground by at least the 1970s.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

With so much at stake in this moment in time, that reluctance looks more like apathy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

I loathed them all as they passed me by, loathed that what passed for courage and endurance was in reality apathy even in the face of death.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam