disinterest
Example Sentences
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The US actor said the cast related to the storyline because they had all "met that disinterest" of young people who "look down at their phone, look up, look down, look up".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“It’s not out of disinterest on our part,” Hall adds — a slight caveat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Friday’s softer-than-expected CPI reading, which showed the lowest reading for core inflation pressures in nearly five years, is the latest example of the market’s growing disinterest in economic data.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
“It is clear that persistent failures like this are born out of this Board’s lack of experience in creative businesses, disinterest in product development and quality, and focus on short-term, self-interested priorities,” he continued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“We’ll take the matter under consideration,” Colonel Korn said with bored disinterest, and started away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
