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

After an indifferent first half, along with the rest of his team, he made a good start to the second half, nabbing two turnovers in quick succession.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The 27-year-old has been England's one consistent player in their indifferent World Cup so far, delivering with either ball or bat in every match.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 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

At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent, we recognized that what matters is not the mind but the boot brush, not intelligence but the system, not freedom but drill.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque