inattention

Example Sentences

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Inattention and hyperactivity symptoms were reduced by about 50% compared to the placebo group.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2021

Inattention and a failure to move over were blamed for the crash.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Inattention was a factor in 9 percent of large truck crashes, which fell overall in 2009 from the previous year.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2010

Hyæna is one of those who form themselves into a melancholy and indolent Air, and endeavour to gain Admirers from their Inattention to all around them.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph

Inattention to this matter may give offence, as the hostess may fancy herself slighted merely because she is not city-bred.

From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Frost, Sarah Annie