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adjective

apathetic

showing little or no emotion or animation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with apathetic, each labelled with its topic.

  • The audience stayed apathetic through the first act, checking phones and returning slowly from the interval.

    Art

  • Students who feel apathetic about a subject often improve once a teacher gives them a real choice of project.

    Psychology

  • Retail investors were apathetic about the offering, and the shares traded flat for weeks with almost no volume.

    Finance

  • Voters seemed apathetic during the campaign, and fewer than one in four turned up at any of the debates.

    Politics

  • The team looked apathetic in the third quarter, jogging back on defense and letting every rebound bounce twice.

    Basketball

  • Players grew apathetic after the third delay, and the forums went quiet where they had once been furious.

    Gaming

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