How to Use indifference in a Sentence
indifference
noun- She watched them with a cool indifference.
- She was amazed that some people could watch the trial with indifference.
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In the face of this indifference, the onus falls on us to keep ourselves safe.
—Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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The light, the trumpet, the sweat and the shame of the young man, the profound indifference of the world to him—all of it exceeded language.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
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This learned indifference to the obvious, to the grinding of the bones of their own.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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In his lifestyle, Coltrane stood apart for his indifference to the scene.
—Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2021
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The film is a satire of high-art circles and a critique of the world’s indifference towards the refugee crisis.
—Alexander Durie, Variety, 27 Aug. 2021
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So far, those pleas for help have been met with indifference.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
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But to his surprise, if not our own, he’s met with indifference and scorn.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
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The way his gaze left the table, the odd quiet from his seat, the indifference toward his dinner.
—Taylor Goebel, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2020
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Yet, to many young people, the king seems to almost flaunt his indifference.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
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For the jazz titan Sonny Rollins, the saxophone was a means to pierce the veil of indifference and outright hate.
—Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
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Dee, being Dee, falls into the cruel Trevor's predictable rich guy prank-trap, much to the rest of the Gang's indifference.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022
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Anger is better than indifference, which is what the end of the Krystkowiak era yielded.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Feb. 2022
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Or will it be done in by the kind of indifference chillingly depicted in the film?
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
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Franco doubled in the eighth and went to third on defensive indifference with the Rays ahead 8-0.
—Mark Didtler, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021
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But the indifference and fear that maintain this border can be as lethal as a chokehold.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 May 2023
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The emptiness in the gym on Tuesday night was the product of a pandemic, not indifference.
—Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2020
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This indifference to the law has made the bar an underground favorite.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
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Some of its members, like Trump, may feel genuine indifference toward the fate of freedom in the world.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 24 Aug. 2021
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Seeing a women's section disappear in indifference, in 2024, the year of the Olympic Games in France, is a shame.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Our faiths tell us to reject indifference and demand justice; to choose life over death, and love over fear.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Love takes time to grow, but indifference is barren soil.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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The big ballooning pleats and pooling hems of the ’90s signaled an indifference to the style, often serving as a place to clip one’s pager.
—Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
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And indifference to this notion is the means by which the people can and will secure their own oppression.
—Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
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They're charged with depriving Floyd of the right to be free from indifference to his medical needs.
—Amy Forliti, ajc, 11 Jan. 2022
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The Heat will need the best of Robinson to counter the Bucks’ relative indifference toward defending the arc.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2020
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But what bothered him the most was the indifference shown by the Black community over the broken promise.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
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Her style in the film reflects her indifference to gender expectations.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
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Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy, one who stressed humility over hubris for a church beset with scandal and indifference.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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