Examples of inattention in a Sentence
Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention.
They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar.
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Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That points to a bit of irony here — schools are serving substances that trigger behaviors like inattention and hyperactivity which interfere with the very purpose for which students are in the building.
—Allison Getty, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
The 2024 campaign has been unusual both in its intense focus on the health of the candidates and in its relative inattention to the health of the people.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
This inattention opens the door to foreign interference, reduces Washington’s influence abroad, and limits the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy.
—Carla Koppell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2021
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Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That points to a bit of irony here — schools are serving substances that trigger behaviors like inattention and hyperactivity which interfere with the very purpose for which students are in the building.
—Allison Getty, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
The 2024 campaign has been unusual both in its intense focus on the health of the candidates and in its relative inattention to the health of the people.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
This inattention opens the door to foreign interference, reduces Washington’s influence abroad, and limits the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy.
—Carla Koppell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2021
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattention. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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inattention
noun
in·at·ten·tion
ˌin-ə-ˈten-chən 
: failure to pay attention
inattentively
adverb
inattentiveness
noun
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