insensitive
Example Sentences
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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
On social media, some questioned their actions and were criticised for being insensitive.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Or more likely, it has become so unfashionable to discriminate against certain groups that all but the most insensitive people take pains to at least appear fair-minded, at least in public.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing insensitive
Out of My Mind
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