apathy

Example Sentences

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The simplicity of his execution underlines that a nightmare future doesn’t need to much to come to fruition, just a couple of clipboards and mass apathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The sense of apathy did not reach those depths at Cardiff City Stadium, which was still close to three-quarters full, but it was undoubtedly flat.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Mustering just three hits on Tuesday did little to quiet any accusations of their apathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

With so much at stake in this moment in time, that reluctance looks more like apathy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

In my innocence, I suspected that the obscene jazz issuing forth from the loudspeakers on the walls of the factory was at the root of the apathy which I was witnessing among the workers.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole