callousness
Example Sentences
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We knew this from past cross-country trips, but we felt surprised all over again—perhaps because of the callousness we perceive among people we see in the news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
As Kilgore, Duvall captures this callousness in a famous scene.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
One cannot demonstrate this like a mathematical proof, but this carelessness, or callousness, about human life seems linked to fatalistic, even nihilistic attitudes.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
But on the compound, it also encourages a certain callousness, a willingness to not intervene when the worst happens.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
I became skilled in ignoring these cosmic threats and developed a callousness toward all metaphysical preachments.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
