How to Use apathetic in a Sentence

apathetic

adjective

• Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic.
• Surprisingly, most Americans are apathetic toward this important issue.
• But contrary to popular belief, not all jocks are as apathetic as they are athletic. One such progressive player is Toni Smith, a college basketball player who turned her back on Old Glory every time the national anthem was played before her games last season. In a written statement, she cited America's systemic inequalities as her reason for not saluting the flag.
  — Complex, June/July 2003
• 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
• Of all the drinks, white wine was the most apathetic beverage.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2017
• Even my rather apathetic husband lights up at the idea of one.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
• 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
• The key to Newsom's fate will be whether apathetic Democrats bother to vote.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
• 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
• The polls show hefty numbers of Britons giving an apathetic shrug to the monarchy and the coronation.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
• 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
• The reactions of the recipients, some of whom knew Pandy and some of whom did not, range from irate to apathetic.
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
• That’s part of the reason why Brown (41% from deep) is apathetic towards the extended 3-point line.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2019
• The dozens of independent states that belong to the Commonwealth are, at best, apathetic about their ties to the British crown.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
• Spades is not always a game for those of us who had to grow up proving ourselves to the more hip or more apathetic people in our lives.
  — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2021
• An apathetic ruffle is one of the funnier wordless jokes that can be made.
  — Katherine Bernard, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017
• In apathetic hands, NA cocktails tend to taste haphazard: a swirl of juices, some spiced syrup, maybe a squirt of soda.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Today, Pat feels more apathetic about her lack of libido than ashamed about it.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 29 May 2019
• Those who pulled in were deemed hard workers, but those who backed in were assumed to be in a hurry to leave work at night and, therefore, lazy or apathetic.
  — Adam Blue, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
• The current four-game win streak has been a test for the Celtics, who had lost five of six previously while looking apathetic at times.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
• Nonetheless, the fact the Wild didn’t sell out might be an sign of things to come, as the fan base appears to be growing more apathetic to a team that looks to be going nowhere fast.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2019
• The upscale part suffered from inconsistent food with no effort to break the apathetic pattern of rice and beans on the side.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• But the overall climate, from the top down, is pretty lukewarm, if not apathetic.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
• He's got kind of an apathetic attitude toward the colorful side of the gay scene.
  — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
• There have been enough labels put on Ertz, but ignorant or apathetic should not be among them.
  — Zach Berman, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• 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
• Activists on the ground say that Iranians are not apathetic, but will be boycotting the election.
  — Fox News, 16 Feb. 2020
• 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
• Some peoples are more concerned, and some are more apathetic.
  — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 16 June 2021

Last Updated: 19 Apr 2024