inattentive

Example Sentences

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After all, she’s a household name, which is no small consideration in a state as vast and politically inattentive as California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Jurors ultimately decided that Penny was not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, which “involves causing someone's death by acting in a manner that was reckless, inattentive, or careless.”

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

The filing also says the Dali was manned by "an incompetent crew that was inattentive to its duties" and "lacked proper training".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

“If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves,” President Thomas Jefferson said of the dangers of an uniformed electorate.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Her grown children had left home, and her husband was inattentive, and she was depressed.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell