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 was nihilistic almost in its total disinterest in communicating,” Bessner said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

"The problem is disinterest from all governments since 2011," Zabtia said.

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

While among them, I may have feigned disinterest, but like my father I watched them closely and listened whenever they spoke.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos