How to Use apathetic in a Sentence

apathetic

adjective
  • Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic.
  • Surprisingly, most Americans are apathetic toward this important issue.
  • All this so his boyfriend could be less apathetic.
    Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Even my rather apathetic husband lights up at the idea of one.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
  • How can a Big Ten fan base be so apathetic?
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There are corners of the fan base who entered apathetic about the whole thing.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Of all the drinks, white wine was the most apathetic beverage.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2017
  • And that's what the dancer is supposed to be -- the storm that shakes these girls out of an apathetic way of being.
    Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 5 June 2018
  • An apathetic ruffle is one of the funnier wordless jokes that can be made.
    Katherine Bernard, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Some peoples are more concerned, and some are more apathetic.
    Frederick Daso, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Lyra’s attempt to erase and forget her past has forced her to don an apathetic face to the horrors of the world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Today, Pat feels more apathetic about her lack of libido than ashamed about it.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 29 May 2019
  • Luckily, most of my peers were apathetic, but there were a few peers and teachers who had a problem with me.
    Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Allure, 23 June 2017
  • There‘s this stereotype about apathetic high schoolers that kind of don’t care about anything.
    Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2018
  • When that doesn't happen, kids can sink into feeling apathetic about school.
    Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There have been enough labels put on Ertz, but ignorant or apathetic should not be among them.
    Zach Berman, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • This was alarming in the sense that the Wild looked more apathetic than overmatched in their home opener.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2019
  • People will become apathetic about the war over time, and these two forces need to act quickly, release hostages and end the war.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
  • But the overall climate, from the top down, is pretty lukewarm, if not apathetic.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The key to Newsom's fate will be whether apathetic Democrats bother to vote.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
  • He's brought a lot of guys in that previous teams, and fan bases, were glad to see leave, or apathetic about their departures.
    Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • People aren’t apathetic — they’re locked out.
    Justin Rosenstein, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But experts say there are ways to absorb and cope with the news without feeling overwhelmed or apathetic.
    Sarah Elizabeth Richards, National Geographic, 22 Sep. 2020
  • People have been apathetic about government, and the fact young people are speaking out is a wake-up call.
    Steven Lemongello, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • And because plenty of teens are apathetic about school, many parents and teachers are willing to give those kids a pass.
    Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Yes, large chunks of the fan base have tuned out and are feeling apathetic about this disappointing season.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • He's got kind of an apathetic attitude toward the colorful side of the gay scene.
    Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • The rest of the state, which includes swaths of apathetic voters, follow along or can do little to stop the onslaught.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Coles’ father was apathetic to the point of never giving his son a Christmas gift.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Lotta Lice Sea is full of pleasant stoner twang and cooly apathetic duets.
    Kevin Nguyen, GQ, 13 Oct. 2017

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