insensitivity
Example Sentences
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When adults appear in the background, intruding in the hackers’ bedrooms, they deflate the mood with their insensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Despite recent political events, market volatility remains low, with the VIX index at 16 points, indicating investor insensitivity to policy risks.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Quick to rise to his defence was Padma Lakshmi, cookbook author and culinary ambassador, who called the influencers out for their cultural insensitivity.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
Twelve years ago, if only for a moment, the network acknowledged the insensitivity of Phil Robertson’s views.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025
It is civilized, in the truest sense of that word: it does not permit insensitivity or indifference.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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