heartlessness
Example Sentences
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This is the launch point for an examination of what makes us human, a notion set into stark relief by Kavalier’s heartlessness, Morrow’s mercenary fervor, and Kirsh’s combination of icy logic and hot disdain.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
The production projects social media posts about the heartlessness of Britain’s unemployment services and benefits system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
“Here from this crossing, we see the heartbreak and heartlessness … a long line of blocked relief trucks on one side of the gates, the long shadow of starvation on the other,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
The heartlessness of it couldn’t be ignored or shrugged off.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2021
“How I’ve stood this heartlessness through the years I’ll never know.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
