disinterested

Example Sentences

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A generation of experience informs regional groups that an attack on the U.S. will only invite an overwhelming American reaction, and so it seems they have been mostly disinterested in poking the bear.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

It relied on Dreyer’s ostensibly disinterested advice, which was backed by powerful superior officers with whom he had ingratiated himself, even though a majority of expert gunnery officers unequivocally opposed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Shi also defended owners Fosun which has been accused of being disinterested by Wolves supporters.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Headstrong, queer and disinterested in Victorian pieties, she escaped her smothering Indianapolis family and headed to Chicago, where she hustled work as a bookseller and book reviewer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Except for this moment, Smith, and Hickock too, affected a courtroom attitude that was simultaneously uninterested and disinterested; they chewed gum and tapped their feet with languid impatience as the state summoned its first witness.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote