callousness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump is taking note of the Mexican president’s public callousness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
We knew this from past cross-country trips, but we felt surprised all over again—perhaps because of the callousness we perceive among people we see in the news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Readers will understandably recoil at the musician’s callousness, especially given Mintz’s sublimation of himself in the service of Lennon and Ono.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024
Petty bureaucratic rules are enforced with a cruel callousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
Even as the cruel words left my mouth, I felt terrible about their callousness.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing callousness
The Stranger
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Richard Adams (1920-2016) Tribute List
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