dispassionate

Example Sentences

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The cast is very good and the dialogue good enough, but because few of these characters are developed beyond a handful of identifying characteristics, it’s a generally cold, dispassionate watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

But a large part of pursuing a major medical breakthrough is separating science from pseudoscience in order to allow the scientific process to proceed with its dispassionate methods.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

A dispassionate prompt—one that reminds leaders of what they have agreed to—can make a real difference by highlighting disconnects and asking, “Are you OK with that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

On a practical level, this made it essentially impossible for scientists to do their jobs, all of which require dispassionate analysis of empirical data without regard to any special interest groups their conclusions might offend.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

It was a feeling as pure as love, but dispassionate and icily rational.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan