inattentive

Example Sentences

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Humans are not just inattentive; they are irrational in a profoundly emotional sense.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or hyperactive.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Both conditions can make a child seem disorganized or inattentive; in the case of NVLD, it’s because they don’t understand the assignment being discussed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

The filing also says the Dali was manned by "an incompetent crew that was inattentive to its duties" and "lacked proper training".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Then, inattentive as ever, she asked him if he knew how to wiggle his ears.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende