insensible

Example Sentences

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But the Cylinder Sling by Building Block flirts with such attitude without becoming rude or insensible.

From Los Angeles Times

"The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, passed in 1958, requires all animals be 'rendered insensible to pain' before being shackled or killed — all animals except for poultry," she notes.

From Salon

I would just add one corrective, it wasn't just enslaved Black women, it was that all Black people were insensible to pain.

From Salon

The novel positions him as insensible to agendas, hopelessly subject to the whims of the altruistic and the cruel.

From Washington Post

Yes, it’s fairly sentimental insofar as it dwells on how feelings color the world, but it’s not insensible to the gaps that feelings alone can’t fill.

From Washington Post