insensitive
Example Sentences
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The vast majority of ill-judged comments aren't intentional, she says, but they can come across as insensitive.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It is naturally insensitive to polarization, highly stable, and allows waveguides to be written in three dimensions with minimal signal loss.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
Over the years, “Here Lies Love” has been criticized as insensitive to the Filipino community in its perceived glamorization of Imelda and minimization of the atrocities committed by the Marcos regime.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Markets remain acutely insensitive to policy risks, which could be a major risk itself over the coming months.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Then she said, “Charlie doesn’t always do what’s right, and he can be insensitive, but he tries, Henry, which is more than I can say for a lot of people.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Vocabulary lists containing insensitive
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