disinterest

Example Sentences

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Hanks said the cast related to the storyline because they had all "met that disinterest" of young people who "look down at their phone, look up, look down, look up".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“It’s not out of disinterest on our part,” Hall adds — a slight caveat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Kadhafi was overthrown and killed in 2011, and though the censorship of his era has declined, its effects are still deeply felt through underinvestment and public disinterest.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Describing “Tron: Ares” as a box office flop is an understatement – more like, it crashed into the public’s disinterest and burst into thousands of tiny cubes.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Nailer shivered at the half-man’s flat words, the disinterest in his voice.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi