indifference

Example Sentences

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But in a town full of passionate belief, Lucia was willing to share that his toddler cast a refreshing vote of indifference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Because, all those impersonations of chilly indifference aside, he will be known by what he got on the air: a legacy of generation-defining comedy that’s more impressive than any dutiful biodoc could ever be.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Wide-eyed consumption of all the horrors we encounter on an hourly basis may look like attention, but it isn’t so different from indifference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Her dissent exemplifies her belief that law should be a refuge for those who, like Reed, seek to escape the abuses of power and indifference that often play out in capital cases.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

She had been terribly grateful that summer for Madame Williams’s indifference; the woman had simply not seemed to see that Elizabeth, overnight, had become an old woman and was half mad with fear and grief.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin