inattentive

Example Sentences

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After all, she’s a household name, which is no small consideration in a state as vast and politically inattentive as California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

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

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

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

Vogt earlier said most collisions were caused by inattentive or impaired human drivers, not the AVs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

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