disinterested

Example Sentences

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Peter Henriques, an admirer of Washington who has recently published two insightful books on his character, writes that Washington “was not a ‘selfless’ man or one who was simply engaging in disinterested service.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

While his interviewees are hardly disinterested observers, several persistent themes emerge from their comments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Headstrong, queer and disinterested in Victorian pieties, she escaped her smothering Indianapolis family and headed to Chicago, where she hustled work as a bookseller and book reviewer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Albert recalled how there were training sessions when Asprilla was disinterested and "with us without being with us".

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

The other kids in the class fidgeted, and even Mr. Roberts stopped every so often to dab at his forehead with an off-white handkerchief before continuing to lecture the disinterested, overheated students about biodiversity.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro