indifferent

Example Sentences

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"We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent, indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people," the pope said in his address.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"We expected an indifferent performance because of the changes," ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Those who are supportive of or indifferent to the Fed’s large-balance-sheet policy argue it’s inevitable and inoffensive—a harmless consequence of changes in the financial plumbing since the 2008 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Our public school system can likewise seem indifferent toward identifying, studying and replicating successful education models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The empty words could not disguise the fact that his parents’ moldering remains lay beneath snow and stone, indifferent, unknowing.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling