disinterest
Example Sentences
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From the comedians’ own unravelings, failure to evolve to the audiences’ bad-faith misreadings, or sheer disinterest, to say there’s a disconnect between the two groups is to put it lightly.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t concealing his disinterest in what the House is offering, saying that he wants to focus on government funding instead.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
“It’s not out of disinterest on our part,” Hall adds — a slight caveat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“It was nihilistic almost in its total disinterest in communicating,” Bessner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“We’ll take the matter under consideration,” Colonel Korn said with bored disinterest, and started away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
