disinterest
Example Sentences
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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
The US actor 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. 17, 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
Padva greets them with the practiced disinterest she reserves for pretty young things, but warms when they enthusiastically compliment her hair and jewels and dress.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
