apathy
Example Sentences
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Older Americans can read that as apathy or ingratitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Hopelessness is meme-ified and circulated online, becoming a form of identity that normalizes apathy.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
If the passion wanes, apathy can set in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
While the protest movement has largely been driven by younger supporters, there are signs of apathy among older match-going fans.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
I suspect that this woman knows a great deal, that her apathy is a facade for her seeming resentment against Levy Pants.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing apathy
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