dispassion

Example Sentences

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Pans and zooms show the same dispassion that his characters profess.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021

Trust between doctors and patients depends on the exercise of medical, not moral, judgment, and we all benefit from their dispassion.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Perhaps there’s something about my geographic distance from him that creates dispassion akin to the documentarian’s camera, that allows me to see this film’s conceit as fascinating but not upsetting.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2020

Comey's odd mix of G-man dispassion, unexpected emotion and very un-FBI-ish high-school slang made for a fascinating and downright entertaining TV event.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2018

I looked at Isaac’s eyes with their strange mix of warmth and dispassion.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff